Incident date: 2023-09-28
NAICS industry code: 333131

On September 28, 2023, an employee was using a magnet attached to an overhead crane to move a 2,200-pound steel beam. The beam dropped from the magnet while it was being moved and rolled on the employee's legs, fracturing their right leg and big toe.

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: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate