Incident date: 2019-09-18
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was working from plaster scaffolding to repair a 9-foot ceiling. The employee fell about 3.75 feet from the scaffolding to the cement floor, suffering several broken ribs, a punctured right lung, and a broken pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
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