Incident date: 2020-06-18
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was performing a pre-shift inspection of the straddle carrier truck (PIT). While climbing up the fixed ladder to the cab of the PIT, the employee fell approximately six to seven feet to the floor below. The employee sustained a fractured left heel and a possible compressed disc. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Heel(s)
severity: moderate