Incident date: 2017-03-06
NAICS industry code: 336211

On 3/5/17, an employee was walking on a walkway over a tank holding wash fluid (water + alkaline substance) to unclog/adjust spray nozzles. The employee fell through the walkway floor into a tank that was approximately four feet deep. The employee was treated for broken ribs and admitted to the hospital for additional treatment after reporting increased pain and difficulty breathing.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
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