Incident date: 2017-10-05
NAICS industry code: 238160

On October 5, 2017, at approximately 9:00 a.m., three employees were working together to remove vinyl siding from the side walls of a residential balcony for demolition. They were working from extension ladders with hand tools. The injured employee entered the balcony from the extension ladder to look for a potential anchor location for his personal fall arrest system. When he entered the balcony, it collapsed beneath him. He landed on the ground and broke his leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate