Incident date: 2023-05-01
NAICS industry code: 722310

An employee was removing the access panel to drain cold water from the hot well. As the employee bent over to remove the panel by the two access slots, she became light headed. Upon standing up, one her fingers remained in the access panel and the panel fell to the ground, pulling the employee to the ground with it. The employee sustained a hip fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate