Incident date: 2022-11-02
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was ratcheting down a hay feeder onto a pallet when an object gave way, causing the ratchet handle to strike them in the head. The employee sustained a skull fracture on the left side from the temple to behind the ear.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate