Incident date: 2024-08-30
NAICS industry code: 492110

An employee had been kneeling on a stopped sort belt to retrieve a package. When climbing off the belt, the employee fell approximately 2.5 feet to the ground and landed on their left side. The employee suffered injuries to the left shoulder and leg, as well as a fracture to the left arm that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate