Incident date: 2017-12-13
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was dismantling a scaffold when debris and dust fell into his face, causing him to step into a ladder/stairway opening on the scaffolding. He was trapped in the opening and twisted and fractured his arm. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate