Incident date: 2015-03-25
NAICS industry code: 336611

The employer was conducting a crane switching operation at the intersection of track three and east track. A component part of the crane fell and released hydraulic fluids, which contacted the injured employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized, and the left arm below the elbow was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: high