Incident date: 2018-07-17
NAICS industry code: 336611

On July 17, 2018, an employee was working in an elevator platform when one of the hoist sheaves suddenly rotated and hit him in the head. It then returned to its original position, knocking off his hardhat and lacerating his scalp.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Scalp
severity: moderate