Incident date: 2018-03-11
NAICS industry code: 213111

A generator was being replaced on a drilling rig. The 3700 pound generator was lifted and held with a chain attached and carried by an all terrain forklift. While the injured employee was pushing the generator with two other employees, the chain holding the generator slid from the forks of the all terrain forklift and fell backwards onto the employees. The injured employee sustained rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Generators
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate