Incident date: 2015-04-01
NAICS industry code: 921190

An employee pulled on a rope that opens an overhead hatch. The rope broke, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall 30 inches. He broke his hip and required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate