Incident date: 2023-05-01
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was walking on the ground with an inspector when they were struck by a falling temporary guardrail. The employee sustained muscle and ligament tears as well as internal bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury
code_source: title: Guardrails, road dividers
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate