Incident date: 2024-07-05
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was performing carpentry work to frame a boardwalk when they slipped and fell. They were about 5 to 8 inches above the ground and landed with their chest contacting a large tree stump. The employee sustained three fractured ribs and a collapsed right lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate