Incident date: 2022-08-05
NAICS industry code: 332813

A pump part was attached to a forklift with a strap. The forklift operator raised the part up to spin and flip the part over to the unprepped side to continue the sand blasting process. The injured employee was assisting when the part/strap shifted allowing the part to fall, breaking the employee's arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate