Incident date: 2020-10-06
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was moving 10 sheets (74 lbs. each) of gypsum board on a cart across the east parking area. A  caster wheel on the cart struck a storm drain with a slotted grate, causing a gust of wind to knock the sheets of gypsum onto the employee. The employee was trapped underneath and pinned to the ground. The employee suffered six fractures to his pelvis and was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate