Incident date: 2025-01-08
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was removing a ratchet binder from a trailer. The binder had been raised using a forklift fork and was under tension when he struck it with a mini-sledgehammer. It came loose and struck him on the nose, breaking it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Strapping, bands
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nose, nasal cavity
severity: moderate