Incident date: 2024-03-06
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was preparing to lift a steel plate with a clamp. The clamp got caught on the buck while the hoist was being raised and it came loose, catching the plate and throwing it into the air. The plate hit the employee in the face and fractured his cheek bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Panels, sheets, plates  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Cheek(s)
severity: moderate