Incident date: 2018-03-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was standing on a porch that was 13 feet from the ground and was tying off to a hand rail when another employee from a different company took out the pin that stabilized the porch. The porch swayed, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken collarbone, four broken ribs, one lung bruise, and a head injury that required stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate