Incident date: 2016-04-13
NAICS industry code: 331110

While connecting beams and attempting to torque the bolts, an employee was pinned between the beam and the lift controls. He fractured his back and two ribs and suffered a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate