Incident date: 2022-05-09
NAICS industry code: 541850

An employee was changing vinyl on an outdoor poster panel. A support brace for the catwalk failed and broke away causing the catwalk to collapse. The employee fell 11.6 feet to the ground and sustained a broken ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Catwalks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate