Incident date: 2024-03-11
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was cutting stone for a patio while approximately 8 feet away from a retaining wall when the wall began to give way. A stone weighing approximately 2,500 pounds bounced off the ground and struck the employee's legs, resulting in injuries including broken femurs in both legs and a broken tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collapse, engulfment  building or structure
code_source: title: Retaining wall
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple leg locations  n.e.c.
severity: moderate