Incident date: 2015-09-04
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was installing a light fixture from a scissor lift when the railing broke. The employee fell about 10 feet, injuring their hip and breaking three foot bones. The employee required hip surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate