Incident date: 2019-09-08
NAICS industry code: 213112

Two employees were rigging up centrifugal equipment. One employee was on the solids control equipment stand when it gave way, causing him to fall and sustain three fractured ribs and a punctured left lung. The other employee was on the ground near the stand when it collapsed, resulting in a fracture to his lower left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine platforms
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: low