Incident date: 2018-12-18
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was loading freight with a forklift and positioning freight against a trailer wall to be secured for transport. Heavy cargo that was moved against the trailer wall, slipped and fell onto the employee before it could be strapped in place. The employee was hospitalized for a possible spinal injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate