Incident date: 2025-07-28
NAICS industry code: 713910

On July 28, 2025, an employee was removing ice buildup from the floor of a walk-in freezer. He was melting the ice with warm water when he slipped and fell on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his left leg/ankle and he required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate