Incident date: 2023-09-14
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was moving a metal product rack on an overhead rail when a malfunctioning rail switch caused the rack to fall off the rail. The rack struck the employee's right foot, resulting in a fractured metatarsal.

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: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: moderate