Incident date: 2021-10-01
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee was adjusting a ram on a filter press by pulling on a press plate with a hook. The hook slipped, causing the employee to slip and fall 6 feet from an elevated platform. The employee struck the staircase and the floor. The employee suffered two broken wrists, a broken nose, and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate