Incident date: 2024-01-09
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was working from a scissor lift, installing studs in a metal track in an elevator lobby area. His tool belt became caught and he fell backward, landing on the concrete floor 80 inches below and striking his head on lumber on the ground. He suffered a broken left hand, a head laceration, and inflammation around the spine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate