Incident date: 2016-04-08
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was conducting inventory on stove sets. As he climbed onto returnable crates that were more than 12 feet high, he grabbed onto one of the crate's fold-out doors. The door came unlatched, causing the employee to fall onto the concrete floor. He suffered lacerations, fractured ribs, and a partially collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
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