Incident date: 2022-05-24
NAICS industry code: 336370

An employee climbed up onto stacked storage containers to check for parts. During his descent, he jumped from a height of approximately 5 feet. Upon landing, his right knee buckled and he fell to the ground, resulting in a right hip fracture that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate