Incident date: 2018-02-16
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was walking on a walkway between buildings and brushed up against the guardrail. The railing detached and the employee fell about 22 feet to the ground. The employee also struck an air conditioner on the way down. He was hospitalized with a serious cut to the head and a broken ankle and sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Structures other than buildings, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate