Incident date: 2019-10-14
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee fell approximately 6 feet while attempting to hammer a pin in the swing away attachment on the boom of a crane. The boom was activated while the employee was inside the swing away attachment, causing the attachment to disengage from the boom and fall to the ground with the employee inside it. The employee suffered multiple back fractures and bruises.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate