Incident date: 2020-09-15
NAICS industry code: 311311

Two employees were removing 50-pound hammers from a steel box on a roader in a sugar mill. While removing the hammers, the steel box fell. One employee was pinned between the steel box and the roader. The other employee was struck by hammers. One employee was hospitalized for a fractured sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate