Incident date: 2019-05-28
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was landing steel decking. A bar joist where the steel was being landed gave way causing the employee to ride the decking 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a cracked sternum and a broken rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate