Incident date: 2018-02-08
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was using a crane to lift a filtration tank filled with sand to the main level of a hydro lab when the tank fell. The employee was struck by the falling tank, an electrical conduit, and a metal pipe, suffering multiple broken ribs, swelling to the right leg, and a crushing injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate