Incident date: 2016-04-18
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee and crew were attempting to install an I-beam support upright between two horizontal running I-beam supports in an existing structure. The crew carried the support and fit it in place. The injured employee tapped the bottom of the support with a hammer to make it fit. The bottom of the beam fell off and landed on the employee's right foot, breaking the fifth toe.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: moderate