Incident date: 2018-09-17
NAICS industry code: 488119

An employee was descending from the driver-side platform of a lift truck when he slipped and fell approximately 3 feet from the platform onto the ground. He suffered a partial lung collapse, three fractured ribs on the right side of the ribcage, and a displaced sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, 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