Incident date: 2016-06-17
NAICS industry code: 493190

An employee was performing maintenance activities while standing on top of a bracket used for a tie-off point. The tie-off point failed, causing the employee to fall 10 feet to a lower level. He was hospitalized with a fractured right wrist, head laceration, and leg injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate