Incident date: 2023-11-03
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was removing a re-framed wall stud section on the fourth level of a building. He stepped backward and fell 40 feet down a grease chute to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with swelling and bleeding above his right eye and internal injury to the pancreas.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Chutes
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate