Incident date: 2015-09-28
NAICS industry code: 237110

On September 28, 2015, at approximately 9:10 a.m., a crane was being used to move a rebar mat into position when one of the lifting straps failed, causing the mat to fall.  An employee was beneath the mat as it fell; he became pinned, sustaining broken legs, a punctured lung, and facial lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate