Incident date: 2024-01-15
NAICS industry code: 444190

On January 16, 2024, an employee was opening the door of a van in order to load it; the door was stuck due to ice build-up. As the employee was attempting to open the door, its handle broke off, causing the employee to slip on the ice and fall backward, striking their head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate