Incident date: 2023-12-02
NAICS industry code: 335313

An employee was preparing to move a large electrical box (switch gear unit) with an overhead bridge crane. As the switch gear box was lifted off the ground, the box shifted toward the employee crushing him against an air conditioning unit for the power control room. The employee sustained broken ribs and a lacerated kidney on the left side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate