Incident date: 2018-05-07
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee filled a propane cylinder on a platform and was uncoupling the hoses when he lost balance and fell approximately 3 feet from the platform, landing on the tongue of a trailer. He dislocated his right shoulder and broke six ribs, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate