Incident date: 2024-12-09
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was helping an operator separate two rolls of paper that were stuck together. The rolls were 10 inches wide and 50 inches in diameter. When the rolls became loose, one tipped over and onto the bottom portion of employee's left leg, resulting in a leg fracture.

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