Incident date: 2022-04-29
NAICS industry code: 238190

Three iron workers were removing the choker and cables from a knuckle boom carrying hollow structural section steel tubing. One of the employees was turning around when the steel tipped over and fell on his left leg. His lower left leg was broken above the ankle and he was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate