Incident date: 2021-05-06
NAICS industry code: 236220

A labor crew was working to disassemble some empty spools that were positioned on the ground. As the middle bar on a spool was being removed, the 7 ft. top section of one of the spools tipped over. It struck one of the employees and fractured their right tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate