Incident date: 2022-12-16
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee had been chaining a 6-foot long, 600-pound I-beam so it could be lifted. As it was lifted, the beam slipped from the chain and struck the employee, causing a fractured shin.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate