Incident date: 2017-10-25
NAICS industry code: 238190

An employee was on a work platform helping a coworker weld a brace in place on a structure when the platform tipped. He lost his balance and then fell approximately 10 feet, suffering a liver laceration, minor concussion, and broken wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
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