Incident date: 2025-04-23
NAICS industry code: 332312

On April 23, 2025, at approximately 11:19 AM, an employee was standing on a table that was 19.5 inches off the ground. The employee was measuring and marking points to center a flange. The employee moved the top edge of the flange back toward himself. The flange tipped and knocked the employee backward to the ground below. The flange fell with the employee, resulting in a compound fracture to the left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Tables, desks, work surfaces
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate