Incident date: 2017-01-19
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was walking on a steel beam that was lying on the ground when it flipped over and pinned his leg between it and another beam. His right leg was fractured above the ankle, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate