Incident date: 2016-07-20
NAICS industry code: 423110

An employee was welding a trailer sub-frame that weighed approximately 850 - 900 lbs. The sub-frame tipped over and struck the employee before hitting the floor. The employee suffered four fractured vertebrae, a right foot fracture and a fractured left shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate