Incident date: 2016-11-15
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was assisting with the extraction of a 4-foot by 24-foot steel plate from an excavation. As the steel plate cleared the top opening of the excavation, it rotated and struck the employee in the right side, causing a serious contusion and small tear in the kidney that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate