Incident date: 2023-08-29
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was on a barge adjacent to a lift that was being tested. As the load was lowered, a nylon stiffener broke free from existing structural steel and fell 80 feet, striking the employee in the right forearm. The employee sustained two broken bones in the forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate