Incident date: 2024-11-05
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was operating a remote-control overhead crane to set a beam on the floor. The crane hooks did not clear the beam and the beam flipped over onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with an amputation to the upper left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: high