Incident date: 2021-03-15
NAICS industry code: 713110

On March 15, 2021, an employee was helping demolish a concrete floor when a 650-pound, 3-foot by 3-foot concrete slab slipped off a forklift and landed on his right foot. The foot was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate