Incident date: 2020-01-28
NAICS industry code: 333923

An employee was using an in-house manufactured utility cart to move 50 metal plates. The plates were stacked on the cantilevered end when the cart tipped and the metal plates slid off, striking the employee. The employee suffered a fractured left foot, tibia, fibula, and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate