Incident date: 2025-08-27
NAICS industry code: 336350

An employee had been utilizing a lift assist for assembly. When assembly was complete, the lift assist was hung on a rack behind the employee and it became energized because the trigger got caught. When the employee reached for the lift assist, it sprung up, striking their face. The employee was hospitalized with a facial fracture(s) and a concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, lifts  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate