Incident date: 2016-06-09
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was delivering a 265-liter (70-gallon) compressed air tank when the delivery cart caster wheels struck the skid plate, turned sideways, and caused the tank to topple over and strike the employee. The employee suffered a fractured back and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate