Incident date: 2020-07-02
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee approached an I-beam in order to start welding on it. The I-beam had been set on the ground with an overhead crane and unhooked from the rigging before the crane traveled away. The beam then rolled and landed on the employee's right foot. The employee sustained broken bones and deep lacerations to their right foot. The employee was hospitalized for surgery and wound cleaning.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate