Incident date: 2023-04-28
NAICS industry code: 332311

An employee was installing treads onto a 12-step staircase that was being built. The employee slipped/tripped and fell off the side of the staircase to the ground 8 feet below, resulting in rib fractures and a head laceration near the eye socket.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate