Incident date: 2024-08-19
NAICS industry code: 926130

An employee was testing pile depth and installing L-brackets. He tripped and fell headfirst into a piling (a metal I-beam driven into the ground to support solar panels) while carrying a 60-pound magnetic drill. He was wearing a hardhat and sustained back pain and hip pain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate