Incident date: 2024-01-17
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was removing guardrails on the second floor of a residential construction in preparation for additional framing. The employee fell approximately 20 feet from the second floor to the ground outside, resulting in a fractured hip and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Structures and surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate