Incident date: 2023-06-08
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was assembling the first track on a crawler crane and was using a crowbar (spreader bar) to adjust the shims. Something moved, causing the crowbar to strike and puncture the employee's chest. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Crowbars
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate