Incident date: 2023-04-05
NAICS industry code: 238310

Two employees were insulating ductwork on the first floor of a job site. The angle iron holding the hoist that the ductwork was suspended from failed, causing the falling ductwork to strike the injured employee who was hospitalized for a left hip dislocation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Ducts
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate