Incident date: 2021-02-25
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was inside a mechanical room undergoing renovation. He went to open the exterior loading doors to provide light. When he pushed the doors open, his momentum carried him through the opening and he fell approximately 6.5 feet to the asphalt below. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate