Incident date: 2017-03-02
NAICS industry code: 238350

Employees were building the stairs to the loft area in a barn. The injured employee was carrying a piece of housewrap in front of him and fell 14 feet through the stairs that were under construction. The stairs did not have guardrails at the time. The employee suffered three broken ribs, a fractured hip and internal bleeding. His spleen had to be removed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps-indoors
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate