Incident date: 2017-01-30
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was removing a steel cross brace from a steel I beam. The crane hook was not centered over the brace and when the brace came free, it struck the employee in the leg and head. The employee suffered a leg contusion and was hospitalized for blood clots that developed in his leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate