Incident date: 2023-09-03
NAICS industry code: 339950

An employee was installing a sign when they observed a small grass fire. The employee climbed a metal fence to try and stop the spread of the fire. The top portion of the fence gave way, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Chain-link fences, panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate