Incident date: 2015-01-12
NAICS industry code: 236116

A worker fell approximately 9 feet from a scaffold platform to the ground below sustaining a compound fracture to the jaw and a punctured liver. The scaffold plank bridged over the apartment breezeway and was supported by two walls that were approximately 6 feet apart. The platform was used in setting the rafter trusses.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging supported by structure or other means
code_nature: title: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate