Incident date: 2024-01-02
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was at the second-floor level of a home under construction moving a sheet of plywood. A rope became caught in a stair hole, causing the employee to lose balance and fall through the opening to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a spine fracture (at the lower back) and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate