Incident date: 2022-03-11
NAICS industry code: 424310

Two employees were disassembling a machine. As both employees tried to place a column on the ground, it tilted to one side. The column fell and struck one of the employee's resulting in a broken right ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate