Incident date: 2023-09-14
NAICS industry code: 236220

During forklift and rigging operations to move screw piles around, the end cap of a screw pile weighing approximately 30 pounds flew off and struck an employee in the face. They sustained multiple facial fractures that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate