Incident date: 2023-07-06
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was moving a 23-foot long by 14-inch-wide beam into position for installation. While he was placing a choker onto the steel beam, the beam shifted and fell on his leg, striking his shin area. The employee sustained a tibia fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate