Incident date: 2018-06-09
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was working on a balcony about 12 feet high, removing the railing in preparation to work on the balcony floor. After removing the railing, the employee fell to the concrete pavement below. The employee suffered a fractured skull and ribs, broken vertebrae and collarbone and a bruised lung. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate