Incident date: 2023-07-20
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was unhooking straps that were securing a shrink-wrapped windmill hub. The employee stepped on the shrink wrap, which was covering a hole, causing them to fall approximately 8 feet. The employee sustained rib fractures and contusions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Windmills, wind turbines
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate