Incident date: 2023-10-27
NAICS industry code: 445110

After taking out the trash, an employee was closing a metal fence gate when the gate fell and struck their chest. The employee sustained broken ribs and vertebrae damage.

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