Incident date: 2022-01-12
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was operating a 12,000-gallon, self-erecting water tower, which is operated by a powered hydraulic unit. As the tank elevated, the legs buckled and the tank began to fall. The employee tripped and fell while moving out of the way of the falling tank. The tank collapsed on the employee, resulting in crushing injuries to the abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Towers, poles, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate