Incident date: 2024-06-07
NAICS industry code: 327310

An employee was assembling a storage rack system outside. A gust of wind caused the leg of the rack to fall and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken hip and a laceration to the back and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal building materials  unspecified form
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate