Incident date: 2015-08-13
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was working the night shift on the PA Turnpike, moving traffic signs for the blacktopping crew. The employee climbed over the jersey barrier where a bridge was demolished so he could retrieve personal items. The employee fell approximately 15 feet off the bridge onto Meetinghouse Road, fracturing the foot and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Bridges, dams, locks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate