Incident date: 2016-10-27
NAICS industry code: 424410

An employee fell 11 feet from an elevated order picker platform. The employee was wearing a body harness, but was not tied off prior to the fall. He was hospitalized and treated for two broken ribs, bruised lungs and facial lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate