Incident date: 2015-03-03
NAICS industry code: 517110

Employee was walking between the garage and his truck, carrying an approximately 25 lb. cable reel. He slipped on the snow and fell.  He drove himself to the hospital, suffered a hernia and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slipping
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Hernias due to traumatic incidents
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate