Incident date: 2025-06-25
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was standing on an 18- to 20-foot-high scaffold, tying down a tarp. The wind caused the scaffolding to collapse and the employee fell with the scaffold, resulting in injuries to his wrist, ribs, arm, and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate