Incident date: 2022-03-02
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was installing a beam when the other beam he was using as an anchor point for his fall arrest system failed. The employee fell 45 feet to the ground, resulting in broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Girders, beams, structural steel
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate