Incident date: 2022-01-07
NAICS industry code: 238140

Two employees were repairing a chimney cap on the roof of a home. A scaffolding plank the employees were standing on broke. The employees both fell 28 feet, one suffering a broken leg and the other suffering broken ribs. Both were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: low