Incident date: 2021-01-18
NAICS industry code: 332111

Employees were preparing to lift a fabricated track, made of angle iron, off a floor. When it was lifted, the load shifted and struck an employee on the backs of the legs as he turned to get away. He suffered contusions and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Angle irons
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate