Incident date: 2022-08-19
NAICS industry code: 322219

An employee was trying to close the door of a railcar. The employee was pulling backward on the stuck handle latch when the handle released causing the employee to lose their grip and fall to the ground on the same level. The employee sustained seven fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate