Incident date: 2024-10-30
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was walking on the timber reject incline conveyor deck to unjam a timber. He stepped on loose floor grating that slipped out from under him and he fell approximately 15-20 feet to the timber reject landing deck. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left arm and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate