Incident date: 2017-03-24
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was working on a plank supported by two A-frame ladders when the plank broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 5 feet and break the right femur. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-improvised staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate