Incident date: 2019-06-14
NAICS industry code: 238140

On June 14, 2019, an employee was getting onto a scaffold to descend to the ground and retrieve more materials. When he stepped onto the unsecured planks, the planks fell off and he fell about 12 feet to the ground, landing on his feet. He sustained a fracture to his lower back and ruptured a lower back disc, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate