Incident date: 2018-09-28
NAICS industry code: 488510

An employee was unstrapping a pallet of steel product weighing 3,500 pounds when the steel product fell onto his legs, pinning him. He was hospitalized for a fractured femur and crushed ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate