Incident date: 2023-08-15
NAICS industry code: 333992

An employee was using a push mower to mow a lawn near a fence on company property. He let go of the mower handle, turned around to his right, and stepped backward, tripping over a steel I-beam that was laying on the ground. He fell to the ground, landing on his right hip. The employee sustained a fractured right hip that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Ground, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate