Incident date: 2016-09-06
NAICS industry code: 611511

An employee was using a sit-down powered industrial lift to retrieve a pallet that contained four 55-gallon drums. When the employee lifted the top pallet, the corner of the pallet broke, causing a 55-gallon drum to fall to the ground and strike another employee on the ground. That employee suffered a fractured right arm and hip, as well as back and neck injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate