Incident date: 2018-05-11
NAICS industry code: 623110

Two employees were using a mechanical lift to lift a resident from a bed.  As the resident was being lifted, he started thrashing and the lift tilted. The employees tried to hold the lift and one of them suffered a strained back, while the other was hit by the lift frame and suffered a broken right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Patient hoists, lifting harnesses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate