Incident date: 2021-03-09
NAICS industry code: 332420

An employee was using a plasma cutter on a steel plate that weighed approximately 1140 lbs. A bolt that was holding the steel plate in position broke, causing the steel plate to fall on top of the employee. The employee sustained fractured L5 and S1 vertebrae and a fractured pelvic bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate