Incident date: 2023-03-28
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was loading railroad ties for a customer. The employee cut the steel banding on the ties when the ties slid off the forklift and struck his right ankle, resulting in a possible fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Wooden beams
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate