Incident date: 2018-04-26
NAICS industry code: 332311

A rigging crew was adjusting the straps of an 800 lb. steel beam member being lifted as part of a steel building construction when the beam clamp slipped and the beam fell, striking an employee who was checking rigging nearby on his back. He suffered broken ribs and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate