Incident date: 2020-08-26
NAICS industry code: 115114

A 2,200-pound bulk bag of peanuts had fallen to a warehouse floor and come open. Employees were cleaning up when another bulk bag fell onto one of them, covering his entire body except for his head and feet. He suffered a broken femur and humerus, as well as head lacerations. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Bags, sacks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate