Incident date: 2018-02-21
NAICS industry code: 1114

On February 21, 2018, an employee was using construction equipment and a tow strap to pull a damaged wooden pallet of product. The rigging gave way, allowing a metal bar that the strap was looped around to strike and fracture the employee's knee, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate