Incident date: 2021-06-23
NAICS industry code: 444130

An employee was assisting a forklift operator in moving boxed materials weighing 259 pounds. One of two boxes fell from the elevated forks and landed on the employee's left leg, resulting in a lower leg fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate