Incident date: 2024-10-06
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was rigging a steel beam and noticed it was unlevel as it was raised. As it was lowered to be adjusted, it struck another beam and caused it to fall on the employee's left leg. The employee sustained an open fracture of the left distal tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate