Incident date: 2024-07-15
NAICS industry code: 326113

A fork truck was being used to pick up three stacked metal shipping racks. As the offset racks were lifted, the racks fell onto an employee who was cleaning out tubs. The employee suffered a broken shoulder blade and three broken ribs, and they were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Shelves, shelving, racks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate