Incident date: 2015-07-21
NAICS industry code: 238160

A crane was lifting a debris hopper. The wire-rope sling attached to the debris hopper failed during the lift. The debris hopper fell and struck an employee on the ground.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate