Incident date: 2023-01-06
NAICS industry code: 213111

A crew was pinning two cross braces between substructure beams. As the outer cross brace was being pinned, the inner brace (6-inch square tubing, weighing 524 pounds) fell from the transport bracket, catching the employee's finger between the brace and the frame. The employee sustained a left index finger fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate