Incident date: 2017-04-29
NAICS industry code: 332911

An employee was lifting a treating iron to make up a connection. After the connection was secured, the employee started to lower the treating iron when he lost his balance and dropped the treating iron. The weight of the load landed on his right leg, breaking his fibula and tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate