Incident date: 2016-12-12
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was assisting a customer to unload a pickup truck. A pallet got stuck. The employee pulled to break the pallet free and fell backwards onto the ground. The employee suffered an L1 compression fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate