Incident date: 2017-08-16
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was emptying metal from a dump hopper that was on a forklift when the hopper fell from the forks and struck the employee on the left leg, breaking it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate