Incident date: 2025-04-07
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was releasing a chain binder that was securing a spooler on a trailer when it released unexpectedly and struck him in the lower right leg. The employee sustained a fractured right leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Strapping, bands
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate