Incident date: 2024-07-24
NAICS industry code: 322211

An employee was assisting with lubrication of machinery in a controlled area. The employee was looking up at a chain, stepped backward, and fell into the "broke hole" that rejected paper falls in to go to the broke conveyor. The employee fell 9 feet to the broke conveyor and was hospitalized for a fractured hip and separated shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate