Incident date: 2024-03-26
NAICS industry code: 333923

An employee descended a step ladder to the top of a boxing fixture that was 1-2 feet off the ground when he fell off the boxing fixture to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured right wrist. He lost traction on the fixture due to the presence of grinding dust on the metal surface.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate