Incident date: 2018-09-24
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was using an order picker to place products onto a warehouse rack/shelf. The employee stepped out of the operator's platform and was struck on the head and face by two falling boxes. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured sinus cavity.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate