Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was spotting for a forklift as it moved an 800-pound section of duct. The load became unstable, fell 6 inches to the ground, and tipped to one side, pinning the employee beneath it. The employee suffered ligament tears in both knees, a fibula fracture, and a right rib fracture. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ducts  any material
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate