Incident date: 2016-10-11
NAICS industry code: 236116

An employee was removing cabinets from a second-story apartment, which was under construction. The employee was walking onto the plywood and 2X4 box, which was being lifted by a forklift, when the box, cabinet, and employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee suffered two broken wrists, facial fractures, and a dislocated/broken right elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate