Incident date: 2016-01-22
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was signaling a crane that was loading a forklift with steel beams. After the beams were placed on the lift, one fell and hit him on the head, breaking his neck. He was hospitalized overnight.

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: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate