Incident date: 2019-03-21
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was reaching over to straighten an 1800-pound super bag filled with regrind material when the bag gave in. The super bag fell striking the employee in the shoulder and knocking the employee down. The regrind material then covered the employee. The employee suffered a broken left hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Bags, sacks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate