Incident date: 2025-01-15
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was descending a suspended scaffold after performing repairs on a wind turbine blade. The scaffold malfunctioned and the employee began accelerating; he did not free fall, but fell approximately 90 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to the spine, back, hip, and legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Suspended or hanging scaffolds or staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate