Incident date: 2018-02-12
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee removed a piece of plywood that was covering an HVAC chase hole approximately 2' x 2' in size. Upon removing the plywood from over the hole, the employee turned and stepped into the hole falling 11 feet to the wooden floor below. The employee suffered a broken right forearm, fractured ribs and several fractured vertebrae in his back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate