Incident date: 2019-09-16
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was loading a 705-pound steel coil on a de-coiling wheel. The coil slipped off the forks of a forklift and fell to the ground, striking the employee. The employee suffered a broken ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate