Incident date: 2023-01-05
NAICS industry code: 336211

On January 5, 2023, an employee used a crane to move a steel beam onto a conveyor. After placing the beam, it fell off the conveyor and struck the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized and released the same day but later experienced complications with their foot, resulting in amputation to two toes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high