Incident date: 2016-05-31
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was placing trash into the compactor. The employee lost their balance and stepped back, missing the step and falling to the floor. The employee suffered contusions to the left leg and foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Trash compactors
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate