Incident date: 2024-05-02
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was using an overhead crane to lift a steel beam (880 pounds, 16 feet) from his workstation. The beam swung toward him and fell about 4.5 feet onto the top of his foot, crushing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate