Incident date: 2017-01-05
NAICS industry code: 237310

A crane was lowering a steel beam when the beam dropped unexpectedly and struck an employee. The employee suffered broken fingers, a hand laceration, and back pain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate