Incident date: 2020-02-28
NAICS industry code: 238120

A crew of ironworkers was disassembling am 1,100-pound steel jacking frame using chain hoists. The upper section of the frame freed from the upper bracket and the load became unstable, swung free, and knocked an employee to the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and lacerations to the kidney and pancreas.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate