Incident date: 2018-04-09
NAICS industry code: 332119

An employee was fabricating a four-post stand. While the employee was bolting the stand together, one of the posts (weighing approximately 1,500 pounds) fell over and struck the employee's head. The impact resulted in fractures to the C6 and C7 vertebrae and a laceration to the employee's head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate