Incident date: 2021-09-28
NAICS industry code: 322230

On September 28, 2021, at approximately 5:30 a.m., an employee separated two paper rolls and began feeding the first paper roll into a die cutting press used to fabricate file folders. Each roll weighs approximately 900 pounds. The second roll tipped over and struck the employee's left leg, resulting in a fractured femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate