Incident date: 2019-10-15
NAICS industry code: 493130

Two employees were working in a man-made basket that was tied to the clamps and mast of a powered industrial truck. The basket was raised 7 feet when a safety attachment broke and both employees fell to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow, fractured right ribs, and a punctured right lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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