Incident date: 2025-02-24
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was cutting the cord of a microwave that was intended for recycling. The cord became tangled in one of the employee's boots, causing him to fall. The microwave then fell on top of the employee, striking his right shoulder. The employee required shoulder surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cooking and food-warming machinery  except pressurized
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate