Incident date: 2019-04-17
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was on a scaffold performing overhead demolition of ductwork when a piece of duct swung loose and knocked the employee off the scaffold. The employee fell approximately 5 feet onto the concrete floor, suffering broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate