Incident date: 2024-07-12
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was cutting drywall so that feeder pipes could be extended as part of the installation of a transformer (2,000 lbs.). When the pipes were extended, the transformer rolled forward onto them and pinned the employee's lower leg against the wall. The employee suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate