Incident date: 2019-03-25
NAICS industry code: 541320

While working as a spotter, an employee was struck by a 3,000-gallon plastic tank that fell from a forklift. The employee suffered a broken left tibia and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate