Incident date: 2018-07-03
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was manipulating a steel plate into a roller machine. During the rigging of the plate, the overhead crane hoist/crane hooks disengaged. The plate fell, crushing the employee's pelvis. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate