Incident date: 2024-08-23
NAICS industry code: 334512

An employee was debugging/troubleshooting the teach sensor on a load-handling device (LHD) inside of a cell. The LHD unexpectedly moved to the home location and struck the employee on their head. The employee sustained a head injury, an aspiration-induced lung injury, and fractures to his lower back and right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate