Incident date: 2018-06-18
NAICS industry code: 423820

A pallet of material had been received in the warehouse, and receiving had removed straps holding the material to the pallet in order to stock the material. While walking through the warehouse, an employee tripped on one of the straps and fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured femur above the left knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate