Incident date: 2019-01-03
NAICS industry code: 333992

An employee was standing on the front of a utility trailer near the end of a forklift load that was being secured. Only one end of the load was secured when the forklift was removed. The load proceeded to lean over and fall toward the employee, knocking him to the metal fabricated loading dock. He suffered a broken leg, broken collarbone, shoulder blade contusions, and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate