Incident date: 2024-09-09
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was installing a beam on a balcony when he stepped on an unsupported 2x4 and fell four stories to the ground below, fracturing his back. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate