Incident date: 2023-08-21
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was placing an 8-inch beam into a structure that was suspended by a forklift. The beam shifted and slide out of the sling, striking the employee. They sustained fractures to the right lower leg and ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate