Incident date: 2015-12-21
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee fell approximately 30 feet through an elevator shaft after unhooking his self-retracting lifeline to readjust a laser resulting in fractured ribs, pelvis and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Elevator shafts
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate