Incident date: 2023-07-10
NAICS industry code: 322212

On July 10, 2023, an employee was crossing a conveyor line (11 3/4 inches high) at the crossovers/catwalks. As he stepped up onto the conveyor with his right foot and planted himself, he fell. His left knee hit the ground, while his chest landed on the conveyor line frame. He suffered seven broken ribs, four on the right side and three on the left side, below the sternum.

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