Incident date: 2019-04-24
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was using a crane to load a concrete I-beam on a flatbed when the crane's chain broke, releasing the I-beam. The I-beam struck the employee, knocking him to the flatbed and then the ground. He suffered fractures to the back, shoulder, and knees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate