Incident date: 2023-10-19
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a crane to lift steel beams when they came loose from the crane and struck the employee in the left leg. The employee sustained a compound fracture that required hospitalized and required surgery.

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: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate