Incident date: 2024-07-19
NAICS industry code: 333618

Two employees were assessing an overhead door that was damaged by a hurricane. The door was under spring-loaded tension when it broke loose, releasing all the tension. The door struck an employee's leg, causing a laceration to the right leg and a fracture to the right tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Doors  rail mounted and garage
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate