Incident date: 2020-02-19
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was on a catwalk performing a fire watch for a welder when the catwalk collapsed during the weld. The employee fell 12 feet from the catwalk, sustaining a hairline fracture to his neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Catwalks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate