Incident date: 2017-11-30
NAICS industry code: 238120

A crane was lowering a concrete plank onto the first floor of a work site while an employee was providing direction (by radio) to the crane operator. The concrete plank hit a plumbing-up cable for steel and bounced back, coming toward the employee. He then fell approximately 15 feet from the first floor to the dirt floor below, injuring his hip and breaking some ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate