Incident date: 2016-01-05
NAICS industry code: 713990

An employee was guiding clients on an ice climb when he was hit by falling ice, which caused him to fall. His fall was arrested by his climbing equipment, but he struck against the ice and sustained broken ribs, which punctured a lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
code_source: title: Mountains
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