Incident date: 2025-07-11
NAICS industry code: 326113

An employee working on a sheet line was removing masking from the underside of plastic sheeting that was being lifted by a vacuum lift. The plastic sheet measured 4 feet wide, 14 feet long, and approximately 1 inch thick, and it weighed approximately 300 pounds. The vacuum lost suction and dropped the plastic sheet onto the employee's arm, pinning it between two sheets and resulting in a broken right forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plastic, vinyl, and PVC building materials  unspecified form
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate