Incident date: 2016-02-19
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was installing a metal HVAC duct. As the duct was being lifted, the rigging failed, causing the duct to drop. The employee attempted to catch the duct as it fell, and his right hand was lacerated. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ducts
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate