Incident date: 2019-09-05
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was descending down the side of a building in a boatswain chair. A kink in the rope got caught in the descending device, causing him to lose balance. He began swinging around and hit his ankle on a protruding concrete balcony. He sustained a compound fracture above the left ankle requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate