Incident date: 2017-05-25
NAICS industry code: 336212

An employee was pushing an assembly onto a conveyor when a heavy component fell from the conveyor and struck the employee's head. The employee suffered a fractured skull and neck, as well as shoulder injuries, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate