Incident date: 2024-08-13
NAICS industry code: 238130

On August 13, 2024, an employee was conducting framing activities inside of a new multifamily residential structure. He climbed out of a second-story window to gain access to the adjacent multifamily unit's window and fell approximately 11 feet to the ground below. Both of his legs were broken and he was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Windows, openings  structurally attached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate