Incident date: 2024-10-29
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using a plate-clamp jib crane to lift a 315-pound carbon steel high beam. The load came loose from the plate clamp and struck the employee's left hand. The employee sustained a crushed hand with broken bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate