Incident date: 2021-06-07
NAICS industry code: 323111

An employee was backing away from a desk when she tripped on a pallet and fell, hitting the metal shelving under a nearby work table with her right elbow and the right side of her rib cage. She suffered three broken ribs, scrapes and bruises to the elbow, and a possible partially collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate