Incident date: 2019-09-20
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was bending down, reaching through a tower frame for a work platform to bind straps and frames together in preparation for shipping. The frame flipped over and landed on his left ankle, dislocating and fracturing it. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate