Incident date: 2021-03-26
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was performing chimney repairs inside of a chimney. One of the securing lines was severed by the oscillation of the outer concrete covering due to high winds. The employee fell a short distance before being secured by secondary safety lines. This action caused the employee to slam into either the wall or part of the safety cage. The employee sustained a broken rib and a possibly broken shoulder blade.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
code_source: title: Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate