Incident date: 2018-04-03
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was operating a crane and connecting a jib to the main boom when the jib unhooked from the boom, causing it to strike his head and shoulder. He broke his sternum and L-3 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate