Incident date: 2024-09-19
NAICS industry code: 561330

An employee was cutting a ductwork hanger. The employee finished cutting one end of the duct and came down from the ladder. The employee was walking underneath the duct when the ductwork fell on them. The employee sustained a broken rib and required surgery for a vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ducts  any material
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate