Incident date: 2024-07-17
NAICS industry code: 331110

Two employees were rotating a steel plate weighing 17,558 pounds that was suspended from a crane. The safety chain spun around the crane and broke which unhooked the electrical cord and deenergized the magnet. The plate fell off the crane and onto the employee's foot causing a foot amputation. The employee then fell backward and broke his wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Panels, sheets, plates  metal
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: high