Incident date: 2021-05-13
NAICS industry code: 331522

An employee was operating the shop blaster. The employee was working at the rear of the machine. As he moved toward the front of the machine, he tripped over a pallet and fell on the pallet. The employee sustained a broken right femur, broken ribs, a punctured lung and a fractured shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate