Incident date: 2017-07-31
NAICS industry code: 236220

While working on a pre-cast concrete panel, both welds for the hinged joint were cut through, causing the panel to separate, twist, and then collapse while the employee was on it. The employee fell to the ground and was subsequently hospitalized with a broken leg and head trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate