Incident date: 2023-08-15
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was framing a window on a new construction home when the board they were standing on broke and they fell approximately 20 feet to the basement. The employee sustained fractures to their head, shoulder, spine, and hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Structures and surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate