Incident date: 2022-12-13
NAICS industry code: 325212

On December 13, 2022, at approximately 3:30 PM, a maintenance employee was operating a crane to assist with flipping a 2,500-pound steel platen for a cleaning task. The platen was on the forks of a forklift and was also strapped to the crane. When the crane began to lift the platen, the load shifted and the platen slid forward on the forks, striking the maintenance employee, who was standing next to the forklift. The employee suffered a contusion and swelling to the right thigh. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate