Incident date: 2018-10-19
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was getting down from a roof using a scissor lift when he fell 30 feet to the base of the lift scissor mechanism, suffering internal bleeding, kidney damage and multiple fractures to both legs that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate