Incident date: 2016-05-31
NAICS industry code: 444190

An employee was standing in front of racking that held bundles of steel. The racking tipped forward and the top bundle of steel slid forward off the rack striking the employee and crushing their legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate