Incident date: 2025-07-21
NAICS industry code: 238320

A painter was painting while standing on the first step of a scaffold. He lost balance and fell 1 to 1.5 feet while striking the scaffold. The employee sustained a laceration and puncture to the abdomen and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Abdomen  unspecified
severity: moderate