Incident date: 2016-07-03
NAICS industry code: 484230

An employee stopped his truck on the highway to go to the restroom. The employee stepped over the guard rail of the highway and the ground gave way under his feet. He tumbled about 60 yards down the side of the mountain, cracking seven ribs and puncturing a lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Mountains
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate