Incident date: 2023-10-03
NAICS industry code: 713990

An employee was a spotter for a trap door that was being tested prior to a show. The trap door activated and the employee fell approximately 8 feet onto stunt mats that were covering the floor below. The employee sustained a fractured right shoulder, a dislocated right ankle, and a sprained left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate