Incident date: 2020-01-31
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was removing 65-foot concrete wall braces using a powered industrial truck and a choker sling. He was holding a tag line at the end of the brace. When the brace was removed the balance was uneven. The brace cantilevered and seesawed the employee 20 feet into the air. He struck the ground, fracturing his pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall, slip, trip, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate