Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 454312

An employee was working on a propane cylinder, switching out a valve that was placed in a cement vice on the floor. He attempted to use a breaker bar to remove the bar when the strap slipped and he fell onto the concrete floor, breaking his hip and requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate