Incident date: 2017-12-04
NAICS industry code: 326150

An employee was attempting to position a 16-foot foam block on its side to load it onto a truck. The injured employee was walking by when the block fell, striking and knocking him to the concrete ground. He suffered a facial laceration and herniated disk in his neck, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate