Incident date: 2018-08-14
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee was standing on a plank set between two step-ladders while using a cordless drill to firmly screw/drill into metal siding. He lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet to the ground below, breaking his wrist and forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-improvised staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate