Incident date: 2023-02-23
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was removing a valve that was approximately 5 feet tall and weighed 400 pounds from a forklift tine in the shipyard. The employee lost footing and slipped, causing the valve to fall off the forklift and land on their right foot, resulting in a foot fracture and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate