Incident date: 2015-11-17
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was painting a balcony when the rail/fence on the balcony broke causing the employee to fall approximately 30 feet and break the right wrist/hand. The employee also had internal injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate