Incident date: 2017-09-06
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was removing fence pieces (platform). He was standing on a smaller fence piece and cut the rope from a large section of fence piece. The large section came loose and the smaller section gave way. He fell approximately 20 feet to ground level (roadway). His PPE was not tied off at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate