Incident date: 2018-03-15
NAICS industry code: 237310

Two employees were observing a crew post-tensioning a rod while standing on a bridge structural beam when the beam collapsed. They struck the ground, suffering fractures and lacerations that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Girders, beams, structural steel
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: low