Incident date: 2021-06-27
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was torching a pipe to remove equipment in a lightbulb factory. The employee took a step back and fell through an uncovered hole in the floor, then slid down a chute into the basement of the facility. The fall was approximately 33 feet. The employee sustained head and back injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate