Incident date: 2018-03-14
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was attending a tag line while a forklift was lowering a steel joist to the ground when the joist fell from the forklift and struck the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs, a perforated lung, and a broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate