Incident date: 2015-10-05
NAICS industry code: 238150

Two employees were preparing to perform glazing work on the 16th and lower levels of a new construction project. The adjustable suspended scaffold failed for unknown reasons. Employee 2 was able to jump out of the basket, grab one of the supporting ropes and climb to the roof. Employee 1 fell approximately 100 ft. to the ground with the scaffold. Employee 1 sustained severe head and body trauma along with a fractured right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-suspended staging
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate