Incident date: 2023-04-13
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was moving a 1,100-pound staircase that was rigged with an electric hoist with a cable and hook with a safety clasp. The safety clasp failed, causing the staircase to fall and strike the employee in the head and torso. The employee was knocked to the ground and sustained head injuries, fractured ribs, and internal injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Stairs, steps, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate