Incident date: 2015-09-21
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee fell from a one-story scaffold/balcony when the railing broke as the employee leaned against it. The employee broke both wrists and injured their back. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate