Incident date: 2017-04-19
NAICS industry code: 238330

While installing a building wrap to waterproof a balcony, an employee grabbed onto the 2x4 guardrails and fell 15 feet with the rails to the lower level before falling an additional 20 feet to the ground level. The employee suffered a broken back and twisted spine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate