Incident date: 2025-08-10
NAICS industry code: 424720

An employee was measuring the level in a storage tank using a handheld tape gauge. When he stood up, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He was hospitalized, having suffered a lower back strain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Standing up, sitting down, laying down
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Sprains, strains, minor tears
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate