Incident date: 2018-06-07
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was testing flashing welds for proper depth and fell approximately 25 to 30 feet through the mid-rail of a guardrail and landed on the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a lacerated liver.

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