Incident date: 2019-06-06
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was preparing a shaft weighing 831 lbs. for grit blasting. The saw horse legs kicked up; the shaft began to fall and the employee tried to catch it. The shaft struck the employee's abdomen and crushed it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate