Incident date: 2020-07-17
NAICS industry code: 327993

An employee was operating a forklift to stack insulation and attempted to reverse the forklift. The forklift contacted another roll of insulation, which fell on top of the forklift. The employee stepped out of the forklift to remove the insulation. The insulation then hit the ground and bounced, striking and breaking the employee's left fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate