Incident date: 2022-09-13
NAICS industry code: 541490

On September 13, 2022, an employee was installing a sign on an overhang approximately 10 feet above the ground when they fell through the soffit to the sidewalk below, resulting in broken back vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate