Incident date: 2021-04-09
NAICS industry code: 488119

An employee was standing at the top of a belt loader, getting ready to load an airplane with luggage. The loader was energized, and the employee fell to the concrete about 6 feet 7 inches below. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head, as well as a C6-C7 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle-powered
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate