Incident date: 2019-09-09
NAICS industry code: 423930

A forklift was transporting two bales of aluminum, one on top of the other. The bottom bale gave way causing the top bale to roll onto an employee who was working on a piece of equipment. The injured employee sustained severe contusions to the pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate