Incident date: 2015-03-04
NAICS industry code: 622110

An HVAC maintenance employee was descending five flights of stairs when he slipped and/or lost his footing and fell. The employee sustained fractured ribs and was hospitalized. The employer stated that snow and ice were contributing factors.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Stairs, steps-outdoors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate