Incident date: 2025-07-28
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee was preparing to install a grain leg cover. The employee was standing on a removeable boot pit cover, which was partially open because a sump hose was in place to remove water from the pit. The cover shifted and the employee fell to a lower level, striking a piece of equipment. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip and a laceration to their head, which required staples.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate