Incident date: 2020-02-11
NAICS industry code: 485119

An employee was in the back of his trailer offloading a 1500 lb. crate for a customer. There were two straps on the crate holding it to the wall. He released a strap so the customer could unload the crate completely. When he released the strap, the crate tipped over onto him. He sustained a broken shoulder, broken ribs, and an ear contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate