Incident date: 2021-08-08
NAICS industry code: 332999

On August 8, 2021, an employee was using a hoist to move a 335-pound disk from a conveyor to a racking system. The disk fell from the hoist and hit the employee's left leg. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate