Incident date: 2018-04-24
NAICS industry code: 326199

While transferring a plastic sheet onto a pallet, an employee fell 7 feet into a grinder pit due to an unfastened floor plate. The employee suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a broken scapula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate