Incident date: 2024-08-29
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee stepped onto a scaffold made of two ladders and a wooden board. The scaffolding collapsed and the employee fell head first to the ground 8 feet below, suffering a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Improvised scaffolds or staging
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate