Incident date: 2024-11-12
NAICS industry code: 562998

An employee picked up a plastic 10-gallon recycling bin and carried it over to empty it into the bunker. He walked back to his position holding the empty bin. While walking, he tossed the bin down to the floor from waist level. The empty bin bounced off the floor and tipped over, causing him to trip over the bin and fall on his left side. The employee sustained a fractured femur bone. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate