Incident date: 2024-06-17
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was moving sheet metal and fell 30 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured spine and elbow, resulting in paralysis from the chest area and below. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate