Incident date: 2024-02-14
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was helping to turn a catwalk beam that was strapped to a forklift. The beam measured 2 feet by 27 feet. As the employee attempted to flip the beam over, the straps came loose and the beam fell onto the employee's ankle, fracturing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate