Incident date: 2016-10-25
NAICS industry code: 238170

Two employees were installing siding on the third floor of a stair landing from a makeshift scaffold. Both employee's fell approximately 30 feet to the ground when the scaffold failed. Employee 1 suffered a broken back and neck. Employee 2 suffered fractures to the pelvis, tailbone and lower back. Both employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-improvised staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck and back
severity: low