Incident date: 2020-12-14
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was attempting to retrieve a marker pole near an excavation when a road plate that had been standing vertically fell over onto the employee, pinning the employee to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs and a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate