Incident date: 2017-04-05
NAICS industry code: 111211

On April 5, 2016, at around 11:00 AM, an employee and a coworker were loosening jam nuts while standing on a tractor hitch. When the employee loosened a jam nut, he lost his balance and fell backwards approximately 3 to 4 feet, landing on his back. He suffered a collapsed right lung and 2 or 3 fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Plowing and cultivating machinery
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate