Incident date: 2025-07-01
NAICS industry code: 238330

An electric crew was unloading a lighting instrument rack (approximately 400-500 pounds) from a box truck when one of the wheels rolled off the lift gate and the rack tipped over, falling onto the injured employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibia and required surgery.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate