Incident date: 2023-12-04
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was standing on the back of a boom truck helping the crew position a steel tower with a rope. As the employee was using the rope to guide the tower, the rope broke, causing them to lose balance and fall to the ground. The employee sustained a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate