Incident date: 2016-01-13
NAICS industry code: 336399

An employee was walking near a forklift that was moving a 500-pound rack used for plating automotive parts. The load shifted and struck the employee, breaking the employee's right femur and causing lower back and hip injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Racks-garment and other
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate