Incident date: 2019-02-12
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was operating a differential crane weighing 300 pounds. He placed a clamp to secure the crane onto the cable. The clamp came undone and the crane fell onto the employee's left leg breaking it. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate