Incident date: 2018-02-28
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was unloading a flatbed trailer attached to a semi-truck. The employee was on the load while a PIT operator was trying to adjust the load that had shifted. A steel plate broke from its binding and sliced into the employee's left leg just above the ankle, resulting in hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate