Incident date: 2023-09-05
NAICS industry code: 492110

An employee was walking to their bay to perform loading and unloading operations. A jammed package came over the side barrier of the overhead belt system. The 18-pound package fell onto the employee from the height of the rafters causing a fractured neck and contusions to the head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Packages, parcels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate