Incident date: 2024-09-01
NAICS industry code: 327212

On September 1, 2024, two employees were dislodging the latch of a hopper to dump a load of glass fragments. The injured employee stopped to walk around to the other side. The other employee freed the latch and the load of glass fragments was dumped, pinning the injured employee to the ground. The injured employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Garbage, recyclables, debris  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate