Incident date: 2025-04-02
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was working on the construction of a bridge when an orange cone fell where the bridge was going to be placed. The employee went to remove it and fell through a gap approximately 9 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to her ankle and arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Bridges, dams, locks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate