Incident date: 2025-01-09
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was installing sheet rock to the ceiling of the fourth floor walkway. He fell from the edge of the balcony platform four stories (approximately 34 feet) to the pavement below. He was hospitalized for multiple neck and back injuries. A fall protection system was not in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Neck and back
severity: moderate