Incident date: 2017-05-15
NAICS industry code: 721110

An employee was removing tiles from a loader when a pallet of tiles fell off a forklift and struck the employee's right knee, fracturing the kneecap. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate