Incident date: 2018-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238910

After cutting a hole in a concrete wall, an employee was attempting to pick up a pallet when the employee slipped and fell through the hole, falling approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor on the other side. The employee suffered cracked ribs and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Walls
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate