Incident date: 2024-11-01
NAICS industry code: 424910

An employee was spotting two forklifts that were lowering a conveyor belt frame. One of the forklifts lowered farther than the other, creating tension in the conveyor belt. The belt sprung, causing the conveyor to fall 8 feet off the forklifts and strike the employee in the leg. The employee sustained a dislocated patella and ligament damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Multiple soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate