Incident date: 2019-07-16
NAICS industry code: 443111

Two employees were loading appliances into a delivery truck using a 2-wheeler/dolly. One employee was helping push a refrigerator while the other employee pulled it towards the dolly. The refrigerator fell on one of the employee's lower extremities and mid-section, causing the employee to fall on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured T7 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thoracic region
severity: moderate