Incident date: 2023-08-23
NAICS industry code: 332710

On August 23, 2023, a maintenance technician was installing a 300-pound steel plate over a hatch cover. The magnetic lifting device holding the plate gave way. The steel plate came down onto the technician's left leg, directly above the knee, causing a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate