Incident date: 2023-05-26
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee went to assist a forklift operator to stabilize a load of core boards. The core boards cascaded down, pinning the employee between the boards and a metal lift that holds other core boards. The boards then fell onto the employee's ankles, resulting in a right tibia fracture and left leg fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate