Incident date: 2023-04-01
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was attempting to close an outlet valve due to a power outage. He stepped over an angle iron and fell 12 feet into an open coolant pit filled with 3-4 feet of machine coolant. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations, bruises, a muscle injury, and fatigue.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate