Incident date: 2025-05-03
NAICS industry code: 336419

An employee was loading an air surveillance plane turret into a shipping container using an engine hoist. The lifting chain detached from the hook and the spreader bar struck the employee in the face, resulting in an eye injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate