Incident date: 2017-02-14
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was laying metal decking when his foot slipped on a bar joist, causing him to lose his balance and fall 17 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured rib, fractured vertebrae, and a lacerated liver, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate