Incident date: 2018-05-23
NAICS industry code: 112340

An employee was transferring young chickens from a cage onto a cart. The employee lost balance and slipped from the access step falling backwards about 22 inches against a metal railing. The employee was hospitalized for a rib injury and possible pneumothorax.

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