Incident date: 2023-01-17
NAICS industry code: 236117

On January 17, 2023, an employee was investigating a staircase that did not fit properly. He descended down the staircase that was temporarily installed and it fell approximately 8 feet. He landed on his feet and sustained a foot fracture and compression fracture of a vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps-indoors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate