Incident date: 2024-12-01
NAICS industry code: 452210

An employee was unloading a docked trailer when she tripped on a pallet that was partially unloaded and fell forward into the pallet. The employee struck her forehead and the bridge of her nose. She was hospitalized with contusions to her nose and forehead, as well as two slipped discs in her neck. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Disc disorders, herniated disc
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate