Incident date: 2023-01-28
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was working on an HVAC unit when a strap released, causing a 1,200-pound steel plate to fall onto the employee's right foot, resulting in four fractures that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate