Incident date: 2016-04-14
NAICS industry code: 332812

An employee was using a cutting torch to disassemble a steel processing tank. The employee was working on the top of the tank, approximately 7 feet above a lower level. The employee walked over a section of the tank that had previously been cut but was still attached to the structure. The section gave way and the employee fell approximately 7 feet to the ground, fracturing the pelvis and left elbow. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate