Incident date: 2018-01-31
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was operating a shot blaster to clean parts. He mounted a platform on the shot blaster to remove a part from the machine. He then stepped back off the platform, lost his balance, and fell less than 48 inches to the floor, breaking his right hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Machine platforms
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate