Incident date: 2015-09-01
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was stepping out of a material hoist when the hoist was struck by another piece of equipment. This caused the overhead protection on the hoist to collapse and strike the employee, who suffered a broken arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate