Incident date: 2016-03-14
NAICS industry code: 333512

An employee was up on the deck of the plasma cutter to operate the panel control box when he tripped falling forward onto the surface of the plasma table. He tried to break his fall with his right hand and broke his right wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
code_source: title: Machine platforms
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate