Incident date: 2023-12-01
NAICS industry code: 561790

On December 1, 2023, an employee was performing preparation work for installation of an electrical control panel on the deck mezzanine (metal grate platform) of a commercial site. The employee tripped on the leg of an A-frame and fell through a floor opening. He landed on a toolbox 8 feet below, then fell another 7 feet onto concrete pavement. The employee sustained severe injuries and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate