Incident date: 2019-09-16
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was dismantling a temporary tower when a swivel hook appeared to shear, dropping a section of the steel tower 10 feet. The section hit the employee, who sustained a fractured sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate