Incident date: 2024-04-29
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was setting up a hose to be used for dust control. They were standing approximately 15 feet from the inside of the perimeter fence and were approximately 30 feet outside of the demolition area when they were struck by debris (wood, drywall, and insulation) and sustained a fractured neck vertebra that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collapse, engulfment  building or structure
code_source: title: Building  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate