Incident date: 2020-07-16
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was moving a flat bar/plate from a storage rack using an overhead crane equipped with a lifting magnet. The magnet detached from the plate and the plate struck the employee's left forearm as it fell to the ground. The employee sustained a severe laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate