Incident date: 2023-03-24
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was working in a man lift. As steel that was being cut broke free, it struck the man lift basket that the employee was standing in, jarring the basket and throwing the employee against the basket frame. The employee sustained rib injuries and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Manlifts
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate