Incident date: 2024-03-05
NAICS industry code: 721110

An employee was changing air filters in a ceiling air handler unit while standing on a catwalk. When they opened the hatch, they fell approximately 12 feet to the concrete floor, fracturing their neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Catwalks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate