Incident date: 2022-03-07
NAICS industry code: 333413

An employee was using a 5-ton overhead crane, configured with a clamp, to lift a 1,320-pound metal plate. The clamp slipped and the plate struck the employee. Both of the employee's legs were broken.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate