Incident date: 2018-08-10
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was helping a forklift operator offload a broken-down pallet jack from a delivery truck. The forklift operator was using a strap to pull the pallet jack when the strap snapped and struck the employee's face, lacerating his eyebrow, forehead, and chin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Strapping
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate