Incident date: 2023-04-11
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee attached a sling to a bridge crane and then to the forks of a forklift. The employee then used the forklift to lift a steel beam rigged to the bridge crane. The beam shifted and fell on the employee's left foot, resulting in a laceration to their big toe that resulted in an amputation.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high