Incident date: 2021-07-14
NAICS industry code: 238990

After moving machinery from a tractor trailer using a crane, employees were disassembling and stowing the crane. A steel spreader bar, used as rigging, was placed on the ground while the employees were stowing the crane. The spreader bar tipped over on uneven ground and struck an employee in the heel and fractured it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Heel(s)
severity: moderate