Incident date: 2021-02-27
NAICS industry code: 541940

On February 27, 2021, an employee was using a three-step stool to reach a medication in the pharmacy. When coming down, she missed a step and fell backward, resulting in a back L2 compression fracture that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate