Incident date: 2023-12-05
NAICS industry code: 237310

The injured employee and a co-worker were removing the bolts supporting a section of formwork. As the injured employee went to access the top of the formwork, they fell through the formwork. The employee fell 20 feet to the ground and sustained broken vertebrae and multiple contusions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate