Incident date: 2016-12-19
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was stepping out of a vehicle to deliver mail when he slipped on the icy pavement and fell, suffering a C5-C6 disc protrusion in the neck. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slipping
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate