Incident date: 2020-08-03
NAICS industry code: 221114

On August 3, 2020, an employee was descending a metal staircase and fell three steps from the bottom. The employee fell against the step or hand rail and injured their abdomen. The employee suffered a lacerated spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate