Incident date: 2022-08-31
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was entering a concrete pit by stepping down onto a 55-gallon drum in the pit. He slipped and fell, and his lower abdomen struck the edge of the drum; his upper body then fell toward the other side of the drum. He suffered internal crushing injuries to the abdomen, as well as a laceration to the lower lip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Confined spaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate