Incident date: 2018-08-15
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee fell from scaffolding to the ground and suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
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