Incident date: 2024-09-02
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was on the fixed ladder of a wind turbine to clean it when one of the metal work platforms detached from the ladder and struck their left hand as it fell. The employee sustained a severe laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Structural elements  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate