Incident date: 2021-03-19
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was in a trash chute removing jammed plastic. The chute had been lifted with a chain fall and was being held in place with a nylon chocker strap. When the plastic was removed, the chute dropped about 3 inches and a sharp object cut the strap, causing the chute fall another 3 feet. The employee's right leg was broken above the ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Chutes
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate