Incident date: 2015-05-29
NAICS industry code: 484210

An employee was working from a scissor lift. A bracket had been removed, and he stepped back and fell from the platform onto his back. He broke three ribs, ruptured his spleen, and fractured three vertebrae. He was hospitalized and had surgery on his ruptured spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
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