Incident date: 2018-03-12
NAICS industry code: 484230

An employee was walking by some crates/boxes that were stacked in the yard when a huge wind gust blew one of the top crates off the stack. The crate struck his head, left shoulder, and left rib cage area and knocked him to the ground. He suffered broken ribs, a mild concussion, and a bleeding spleen, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate