Incident date: 2024-04-21
NAICS industry code: 493190

An employee was connecting railcars to loading hoses to load chemicals. He stepped out of the fall protection area to reach the loading arm when it slipped out of his hands and he lost balance and fell 12 feet to the ground. He fractured his sternum and ribs, and punctured both lungs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Heavy rail vehicles  unspecified
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate