Incident date: 2016-09-28
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was operating the swing stage lift to raise it to the top of the suspension cable. As soon as the motor hit the swage, the swage split into two pieces. One end of the swing stage then dropped approximately 5 feet and the air motor struck and cut the employee's lower left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-suspended staging
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate