Incident date: 2016-04-04
NAICS industry code: 238320

While spray painting a building, an employee went over a gate and walked off the ledge. The wind had blown a tarp over the area and covered the edge, which could not be seen. The employee fell approximately 50 feet, suffering broken ribs on the right side and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Structures and surfaces, 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