Incident date: 2022-06-09
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was on an elevated platform removing green ribbon off units. The employee was stepping down from the 8-inch platform to the floor to throw away a ribbon when he twisted his ankle, lost balance, and fell directly onto his right side. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate