Incident date: 2016-02-01
NAICS industry code: 237990

A worker cut a 4-foot x 6-foot x 5-inch piece of concrete slab from the operating floor, which fell toward the barricaded area in the basement. As the concrete slab fell, it struck a piece of equipment and was deflected to an area outside of the barricade. The slab then struck an employee standing nearby, lacerating the employee's leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate