Incident date: 2022-11-03
NAICS industry code: 311920

On November 3, 2022, an employee was working in the receiving/shipping area. The employee was adjusting the tension of a conveyor belt while standing near a stairwell. The belt broke, causing the employee to fall approximately five feet onto the second step of the stairwell. He was hospitalized for rib fractures and a hand laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps-indoors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate