Incident date: 2024-05-06
NAICS industry code: 922160

An employee was looking into an open elevator shaft from the first floor to locate a wire when he lost his balance and fell 6 feet to the bottom of the shaft. He sustained a fractured right ankle and tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Elevator shafts
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate