Incident date: 2018-03-05
NAICS industry code: 424910

An employee was using a forklift and a crate to raise himself to dismantle a grain drying system when the crate became unstable and he fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. He fractured his leg and three vertebrae, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate