Incident date: 2023-08-08
NAICS industry code: 213112

A crew was changing out a 3-by-3 studded block cross on a stand. They had used a forklift, forklift hooks, and straps to lift the stand and block using the jack handle arms as lifting points. While the U-bolt nuts were being tightened, the straps slipped, the stand tilted, and the block slid off the stand and landed on an employee's left leg and arm. The employee suffered a broken left femur, left ulna, and left radius.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate