Incident date: 2018-04-09
NAICS industry code: 311991

An employee was standing underneath a column dumper cleaning up food waste when a cart of diced potatoes fell from the column dumper and struck the employee, causing multiple fractures and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate