Incident date: 2024-01-15
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was performing repairs on an electrical arc furnace (EAF) phase #1 structure. He was using a crane to lift the phase when a pulley base for the winch system broke off causing the phase to fall and strike the employee's right forearm. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to his forearm requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Electric parts  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate