Incident date: 2019-01-07
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was on warehouse racking during disassembly when a front piece of the racking swung out and the deck boards gave way, allowing the employee to fall approximately 6 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Racks-garment and other
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate