Incident date: 2021-04-27
NAICS industry code: 238210

On April 27, 2021, an employee was stepping off a manlift onto a ladder when the lift started and moved upward. The employee hit his back on a metal tube running diagonally above him and was then pinched between the tube and the railing of the manlift. He suffered bleeding and fluid around the lungs and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Manlifts
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate