Incident date: 2021-08-21
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was preparing a skid for transportation. The handrails had been removed, and the employee was tying them down, when a rope broke. The employee fell backward to the ground about 6 feet below, suffering broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate