Incident date: 2022-08-16
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was on a catwalk scraping old drywall when he fell approximately 16 feet to the ground below, resulting in a fractured spine. The catwalk was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Catwalks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate