Incident date: 2017-07-25
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was performing regular job duties when a piece of steel approximately 20 inches in diameter and 3 feet long began rolling on the floor. The employee was attempting to stop the rolling piece of steel when it rolled over his left foot, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate