Incident date: 2024-10-21
NAICS industry code: 423320

On October 21, 2024, an employee was navigating over materials while transitioning in and out of the door opening onto a debris catchment scaffold below. One of the walk boards on the scaffold failed, causing the employee to fall to the ground below. The employee sustained swelling above their left brow, on the left side of face, and on the right side of their lip, as well as bleeding and broken teeth. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
code_nature: title: Dental injuries
code_body: title: Tooth (teeth)
severity: moderate