Incident date: 2016-04-22
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was standing on the floor plate of a drilling rig when the method of attaching the floor plate to the structure failed. The employee fell 17 feet to the ground, suffering a head laceration that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate