Incident date: 2023-08-08
NAICS industry code: 333112

On August 8, 2023, a crane was moving a steel coil from a rack to the floor to pre-stage it for loading into a press. The tension came off the chain as the crane lowered the coil; the coil shifted and fell onto an employee's left foot. The employee suffered a crushing injury and open fracture to the foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate