Incident date: 2017-07-20
NAICS industry code: 336999

An employee was disassembling a ski lift drive terminal and went onto the terminal's catwalk to remove the nuts. When he removed the nuts, the plates swiveled and collapsed underneath him. He fell 12 feet, 9 inches, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Catwalks
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