Incident date: 2024-02-29
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was installing metal decking on the leading edge of a second floor and fell approximately 17.5 feet to the ground. He sustained a fractured and dislocated shoulder, a fractured right femoral head, a right hip dislocation, a pelvic fracture, three broken ribs on the right side, and a fractured left wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Other structural elements  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate