Incident date: 2024-05-13
NAICS industry code: 488310

An employee was replacing a drive motor belt on a conveyor system across a walkway with an incomplete guardrail system. He was loosening the pulley bolt to create slack in the belt when he lost his balance and fell 25 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a cracked rib, a fractured pelvic bone, and a separated shoulder. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate