Incident date: 2024-08-12
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was removing straps from a trailer load when they were struck by  extruded aluminum bundles (6-7 bundles weighing 500 pounds each) that fell off the trailer. The employee sustained crush injuries to their head (including brain damage) and multiple body parts.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate