Incident date: 2018-11-05
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was pulling serial numbers off a hydraulic valve. The strap that was being used to hold the valve snapped and the valve fell, pinning the employee against a forklift. The employee suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized.

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