Incident date: 2023-01-10
NAICS industry code: 812199

An employee was on a scissor lift. While a metal beam was placed on the scissor lift it slipped off and struck the employee in the back of the head. They sustained a laceration that required stitches and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate