Incident date: 2020-06-23
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was spotting for a forklift operator moving rebar to reinforce steel. The load became stuck on the ground, causing it to fall off the forks of the forklift and onto the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a fractured ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate