Incident date: 2015-09-14
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee received a severe compression fracture to his back (L1) while buffing a floor. The employee had been polishing the floors near the end of the shift and felt the sudden onset of severe back pain causing him to fall backwards.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate