Incident date: 2018-05-08
NAICS industry code: 238160

Two employees were installing siding from an aluminum plank that was between two step ladders when the plank gave way, allowing them to fall to the ground. One employee sustained a sprained ankle, while the other sustained multiple fractures to his left leg. One employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
code_source: title: Scaffolds-improvised staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate