Incident date: 2022-02-24
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was loading recycled materials onto a trailer. The employee climbed onto the trailer to secure the materials, then fell off the trailer into a pile of recycled materials. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate