Incident date: 2021-01-29
NAICS industry code: 488490

An employee was kneeling down, guiding a truck axle onto jack stands 12-14 inches off the ground while another employee operated a forklift to lift the axle. The axle rolled off the jack stands onto the employee, resulting in injuries to the lower back and rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate