Incident date: 2020-02-24
NAICS industry code: 311811

An employee was on a 7-step rolling staircase to clear a jam on the overhead conveyor. While clearing the jam, the staircase shifted and the employee lost balance and fell over the railing onto the ground causing a partial collapse of the right lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
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