Incident date: 2021-04-16
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was moving materials on a mezzanine when he lost balance and leaned on the railing, which failed, and then fell approximately 8.5 feet to the ground floor. The employee sustained two broken wrists, a broken rib, and a head laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate