Incident date: 2022-10-27
NAICS industry code: 238150

An employee was unpacking a crate of glass panes. The employee was standing approximately 6 to 7 feet away from the crate, removing protruding screws from the lid that had just been removed from the crate. Six panes of glass (weighing approximately 2,000 pounds) fell out of the crate and struck the employee on the backs of his legs. The employee sustained a compound fracture to his lower left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Glass building materials
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate