Incident date: 2023-02-16
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was at the base of a platform's ladder, assisting in lifting an adjustable compression strut that weighed 102 pounds. The strut was an estimated 6 feet above grade when the knot on the lifting rope failed. The strut fell and struck the employee, knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his lower left extremity including the tibia and fibula. The employee also suffered a dislocated ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate