Incident date: 2015-11-04
NAICS industry code: 336111

An employee was hospitalized after they slipped and fell approximately 15-20 feet through a scrap cavity located beneath the AP-8 mechanical power press while pushing scrap into the cavity. The employee suffered a fractured ankle, broken nose, lacerations to the face, and is scheduled to have surgery on a fractured elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate