Incident date: 2016-04-28
NAICS industry code: 237310

A crew was setting a steel plate on the ground using a backhoe. The plate became loose and fell on an employee's lower left leg, causing three fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate