Incident date: 2021-07-08
NAICS industry code: 493110

At approximately 3:38 PM, an employee got off his forklift and used a package knife to cut an air bag that was between loads. The load then shifted and a pallet of cable (800 lbs.) fell, pinning him against the side of the trailer and forcing him to the floor. The employee sustained a fracture to his back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate