Incident date: 2020-06-15
NAICS industry code: 238990

Two employees were removing a door from a control room to take out a refrigerator while another employee was lying on the ground removing screws to disassemble a countertop. The door was let go and it fell over, striking the employee that was lying on the ground. The injured employee was hospitalized with a broken lower left leg and a dislocated ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate