Incident date: 2024-11-27
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was at a register being assisted with her phone by another employee. The injured employee took a step backward when her left leg caught the corner of a bag carousel, causing her to fall backward. She landed on her left side, resulting in hip and leg injuries that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate