Incident date: 2016-06-27
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was taking apart a round spool of wire, which weighed 1,100 pounds. The spool was standing up on the round edges and was then knocked flat on the ground. The employee's foot was caught by one of the round ends of the spool, causing a compound fracture to the left ankle that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate