Incident date: 2015-05-29
NAICS industry code: 332313

An employee used his hand and arm to try to stop a swinging piece of equipment he was moving with an overhead crane. The equipment struck the employee's arm against a guard rail, resulting in a fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate