Incident date: 2021-12-02
NAICS industry code: 237310

Two employees were performing sand blasting while on a mobile scaffold when the scaffold fell over and the employees fell approximately 8 feet to the ground. One employee was hospitalized for back injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate