Incident date: 2021-07-07
NAICS industry code: 238210

On July 7, 2021, an employee was using a wooden platform that was about 10 to 12 feet high to install the overhead can lights on a new two-story home. The wooden platform gave way causing the employee to fall on his feet. He was hospitalized for a broken right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-improvised staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate