Incident date: 2025-05-27
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was inspecting an apartment unit to confirm electrical systems installation. There were 10 sheets of drywall leaning against a wall. The employee was pulling the drywall away from the wall when the drywall fell and landed on her legs. This caused fractures to her left ankle and right foot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object dropped by person
code_source: title: Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate