Incident date: 2023-05-03
NAICS industry code: 483211

An employee was picking up a shipping container from a port. The employee got out of his truck to locate the container for the crane operator when the crane struck him in the leg. The employee's leg was amputated below the knee, just above the ankle.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: high