Incident date: 2020-02-28
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was using a hand truck to move a large compression testing machine. The shipping weight of the item was 975 lbs. The load was top heavy and when the employee tipped it back it fell and struck his lower left leg causing a fracture near the ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate