Incident date: 2017-12-26
NAICS industry code: 327213

An employee was riding an elevator up to the 5th floor when the elevator suddenly stopped and jerked, falling about 6 feet and tossing the employee to the floor. He broke his right leg in three places.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Elevators
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate