Incident date: 2024-06-06
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was installing drive shafts on an overhead crane. The drive shaft was rigged about 17 feet up with a wire rope choker. The drive shaft began slipping through the rigging, when it slid down and struck the injured employee's hard hat. He was knocked to his knees and landed on his right knee. The employee sustained an amputation to the right leg below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Drives, belts, chains
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high