Incident date: 2017-06-29
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was descending a staircase after dislodging feed bags that were stuck on a conveyor when he fell approximately 6 feet and his right leg struck a cattle scale, breaking it above the ankle and requiring surgery/hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate