Incident date: 2022-03-22
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was opening the rear door of a cargo trailer. A 500-pound bale of fiber fell out of the trailer and knocked the employee to the ground. He suffered fractures to vertebrae, an arm, and a leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate