Incident date: 2015-04-15
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee fell 8 to 9 feet from a second floor while sweeping debris. The employee leaned against the guardrail to look down; the guardrails failed, causing him to fall.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Floor, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate