Incident date: 2022-05-15
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee moved the equipment that pours molten metal into molds away from the access platform so that the overhead jib crane could remove the plug on top for cleaning. When he attempted to jump back to the access platform, which was approximately 39 inches away, his open fire-resistant shirt caught on the guardrail gate, causing him to fall approximately 14 feet to the floor below. He suffered broken ribs and bruises and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate