Incident date: 2023-09-05
NAICS industry code: 236116

An employee was receiving a 32-by-8 panel wall that weighed 3,500 pounds. As the crane was going up, the cable of one of the clanks became caught on the panel wall. The panel wall collapsed and struck the employee's right leg, resulting in right leg fractures and amputation below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Walls
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high