Incident date: 2016-10-03
NAICS industry code: 624120

An employee was standing on a step stool (22 inches) and arranging boxes in a supply closet. As she finished up, she lost her balance and fell to the ground. She landed hard on the ground on her right side with her right arm extended, breaking it in three places.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate