Incident date: 2021-12-10
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was unhooking a rebar curtain from a crane while at the top of a 28-foot steel wall that they were tied off to when the wall disconnected and folded. The employee fell and struck additional braces and material on the way down, resulting in a fractured jaw and missing teeth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Tooth (teeth)
severity: moderate