Incident date: 2019-12-12
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was installing safety railings on a new parking deck construction when he tripped and fell through an elevator shaft to the ground below (approximately 50 feet). He suffered fractures to both legs, two fractured ribs, and a major spinal compression, requiring hospitalization. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Elevators
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate