Incident date: 2020-02-20
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was constructing a pergola in the backyard of a residential property when a beam being hoisted by a winch fell from the top of the pergola and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Building materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate