Incident date: 2016-07-25
NAICS industry code: 339950

An employee was taking a billboard sign down when the wind blew the sign, which then made contact with a powerline. The employee was shocked and fell 20 feet to the ground, injuring his nose, hip, neck, and pelvis. He was not tied off at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Structures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head, neck, and trunk
severity: moderate