Incident date: 2017-07-10
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was helping to erect five rack frames. Before braces could be affixed to the frames, the C-clamp that was holding the second frame upright failed, causing the frame to fall on the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left tibia, ruptured ACL, and a joint bleed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Racks-garment and other
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate