Incident date: 2024-04-05
NAICS industry code: 325314

An employee was unclogging mulch from a hopper machine while standing on a ladder. He was reaching for a part when he slipped and fell 12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate