Incident date: 2023-11-06
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was en route to perform a routine water test at a cooling tower chemical containment area. The employee went to step over a wooden board lying near a concrete berm outside of the spill containment area when they tripped and fell toward the berm. The employee sustained a right ankle dislocation and fracture that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate