Incident date: 2024-04-04
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was standing on a 2-by-4, installing a soffit vent. The 2-by-4 broke and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a partially collapsed lung and a bleeding kidney.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate