Incident date: 2015-12-01
NAICS industry code: 541850

An employee was on an outdoor sign, installing a vinyl.  He was wearing a safety harness, and the lanyard was attached to a wooden part of the sign, which gave way.  He fell 15 to 18 feet to the ground below, injuring his head and torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Structures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate