Incident date: 2016-01-13
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee stepped backwards off a landing deck and fell approximately 21 feet to the ground below, suffering a head injury. His retractable lanyard caught, but the lanyard broke as it rubbed against the beam.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate