Incident date: 2022-05-11
NAICS industry code: 332313

An employee was moving material using an overhead crane with a four-leg chain sling. One leg of the sling got caught on a roller support, then released as the employee pulled on the sling. The hook on the leg hit the employee in the face, causing a 2 1/2-inch laceration to his chin and damage to the jaw and teeth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate