Incident date: 2019-06-26
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee was standing on a third floor fire escape balcony while moving trash debris from an inside apartment unit when the balcony gave way, sending him to the ground below. He suffered head, neck, and knee injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate