Incident date: 2021-10-26
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was constructing stairs from the second level of a residential home to the third level when the stringer broke and they fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a broken cheek bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps-indoors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate