Incident date: 2022-12-07
NAICS industry code: 327331

An employee was standing on a precast bed instructing a team member to strike a buttress to straighten the stressed strand in the form. The buttress spun due to the impact from the hammer and pressure from the strand. The pressure from the strand then pulled the buttress through the opening. The strand struck the employee's foot, knocking him off his feet and landing on his shoulder. The employee sustained an ankle injury and a dislocated left shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Building materials-solid elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate