Incident date: 2023-04-05
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was guiding a forklift that was moving a boiler unit. The unit shifted and began sliding off the forklift arms. The boiler fell and pinned the employee against the wall, resulting in a spleen laceration as well as rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Boilers
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate