Incident date: 2016-02-15
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee hurt his back while placing a roll of plastic onto an uncoiler.  The roll of plastic weighs approximately 40 pounds.  While placing the roll onto the uncoiler, the roll slipped and fell.  The employee attempted to catch the falling roll of plastic resulting in a lower back injury.

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: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate