Incident date: 2023-02-17
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a chipping hammer to remove concrete so that he could move a toilet flange. Excess concrete was removed on the end of a post-tension anchor, causing the cable to dislodge from the slab and strike the employee in the kneecap. The employee sustained a kneecap laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate