Incident date: 2022-03-20
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was standing on the top of a garbage compactor trying to unclog a trash chute. He fell against the chute opening, hitting its metal edge and suffering three broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, unspecified
code_source: title: Trash compactors
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