Incident date: 2019-07-23
NAICS industry code: 333923

On 7/23/2019, an employee was attempting to remove a crate from a pile of stacked materials when a pile of steel beams became dislodged and fell toward the employee. The smaller steel beams struck a larger steel beam, which then fell onto the employee's right foot. The employee sustained multiple broken foot bones, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate