Incident date: 2024-06-10
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was working from an aerial lift to remove test equipment from an elevated stack. The aerial lift basket got stuck on something and the basket flipped, causing the employee to fall 25 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured sternum, a left ankle injury, and injuries to both knees. The employee was wearing a fall harness and was connected, but slipped out of the harness.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Other exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the chest  n.e.c.
severity: moderate