Incident date: 2025-01-27
NAICS industry code: 561310

An employee was performing snow removal and salting walkways. He exited the work van to place a bucket of salt in the rear of the van. There was ice on the ground underneath the snow. He went to step forward and slipped and fell on the ice, striking his leg on a wooden pole behind him. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate