Incident date: 2023-11-25
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was standing on a concrete barrier that contained sand for snow removal. He was pulling the tarp off the pile of sand when the tarp broke and he fell backward off the barrier. The employee struck the ground and broke five ribs on his right side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Concrete parking blocks and barriers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate