Incident date: 2024-11-04
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was erecting formwork for a concrete wall from an aerial lift. The lift had mechanical issues and was parked. The employee climbed up from a 7-foot platform to a height of 16 feet and then anchored. The anchor failed and the employee fell 16 feet, resulting in a fractured hip, scrapes, and bruises. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate