Incident date: 2023-04-05
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was rearranging boxes on an inventory shelf. While maneuvering one of the boxes, the employee shifted his footing, stepped/slipped off the step ladder they were standing on, and fell to the ground. They sustained a scapula fracture and rib fractures that resulting in a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
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