Incident date: 2015-05-11
NAICS industry code: 327125

A kiln cart struck an employee, breaking the employee's tibia and fibula bones when the employee's leg got caught between the moving cart and a stationary object. The employee was hospitalized and received emergency surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate