Incident date: 2015-10-28
NAICS industry code: 336399

A forklift driver was lifting  4' x 4' totes weighing approximately 120 lbs. when full. Two totes fell and struck the injured employee; one struck the employee's back and the other struck the employee's leg. The injured employee suffered a pneumothorax puncture to the left lung and the right heel bone was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate