Incident date: 2018-08-28
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was moving a 78-pound boxed item to a ladder from a stocking shelf about 9 feet 7 inches above the ground. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a bruised lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate