Incident date: 2025-08-23
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using an overhead crane with a magnet to lift a steel plate. The crane moved unexpectedly and the plate struck the employee's left leg, lacerating it and fracturing the shin. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Panels, sheets, plates  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate