Incident date: 2023-01-09
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was removing debris and plywood from the catch plank on a bridge deck. The employee stepped on a piece of catch plank that was cracked and fell 21 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken left arm and broken right shin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Bridges, dams, locks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate