Incident date: 2021-01-30
NAICS industry code: 332321

A crew placed a crate of windows on top of the roof of a building using a tower crane. After landing the crate and unstrapping it, a gust of wind blew the straps, causing the straps to reattach to the crate's corner and lift the crate. The crate struck the injured employee in the hip resulting in a broken pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate