Incident date: 2022-08-11
NAICS industry code: 424470

An employee was using a freight elevator to deliver food products when a cable failed, and the elevator dropped approximately 15 feet to the ground floor. The employee suffered a broken ankle, a thoracic sprain or fracture, and head injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Elevators
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate