Incident date: 2023-08-01
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was assisting with removing material from a roof using a derrick. The employee was standing in the bed of a truck while others were hoisting an empty gang box into the bed of the truck. A piece of the derrick came loose and struck the employee in the head. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate