Incident date: 2020-11-11
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was inside a hydro-scaffold to ensure that the scaffold was clear to be lowered. As the scaffold was being lowered, an outrigger arm was caught on a baring plate, causing it to become unseated. The scaffold then fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a broken pelvis and a lacerated scalp.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate