Incident date: 2023-09-13
NAICS industry code: 333923

Employees were using a pendulum sledge to set a gear on a drum that was suspended by straps from a forklift. The straps shifted, causing the drum to fall onto an employee's leg and fracture their femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate