Incident date: 2016-03-11
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was operating a straddle carrier when a crane's spreader bar struck the carrier during ship loading operations. The employee was ejected and fell approximately 25 feet, landing on top of a container. The employee suffered a broken right femur that had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Off-road or industrial vehicle-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: high