Incident date: 2024-12-17
NAICS industry code: 491110

Two employees were pushing hampers full of mail to a mail truck. The injured employee was struck in the leg by a wire container that fell out of the other employee's hamper, resulting in a tendon injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Nonpressurized containers  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate