Incident date: 2023-02-14
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee stepped on a scaffold platform that did not have support and fell 19.5 feet to the floor. The employee's right ankle was fractured, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate