Incident date: 2017-05-17
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was about to throw water out of a 5-gallon container while leaning on a stair railing when the railing broke and gave way. The employee fell 30 feet to the ground and struck his head, losing consciousness and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate