Incident date: 2022-07-07
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was assisting with the placement of 8-by-7-foot steel plates. A fork truck driver attempted to reposition the plates when the plates shifted and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured distal fibula, fractured malleolus, and dislocated tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate