Incident date: 2023-09-22
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was climbing down from a stack of 30-foot crane rails. The employee crossed over one rail and stepped onto a 4x4 placed between levels. The 4x4 broke, causing two 1,000-pound rails to fall and crush the employee's leg. They sustained a right leg fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Rails-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate