Incident date: 2024-02-14
NAICS industry code: 332811

An employee was attempting to utilize a bundle of steel while operating a furnace. An overhead crane deposited five bundles of steel near the furnace and the employee asked the operator to lift up one of the bundles so the employee could use a 4-by-4 to create some separation between the bundles. As the crane lifted the bundle, it came down and crushed the employee's hand, resulting in fractures and swelling.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate