Incident date: 2022-01-31
NAICS industry code: 423390

An employee was using a remote controlled boom loader attached to a truck to unload metal studs. One of the metal studs fell and hit the ground, striking the employee's left leg. The employee suffered fractures to their left fibula and tibia, and they were hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate