Incident date: 2022-05-12
NAICS industry code: 326111

An employee was operating a bag machine. A forklift placed a pallet on the conveyor. When the forklift pulled back out, the pallet tipped and a plastic roll (weighing approximately 1000 lbs.) fell off the pallet, pinning the employee's leg between the work station and the conveyor. The employee sustained a hematoma to the lower leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate