Incident date: 2020-08-26
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using an overhead bridge crane to pick up a bundle of steel rebar. As the bundle was clearing the bin pocket, it swung into the employee's right arm and hit it against a fixed piece of machinery. His arm was broken and he was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate