Incident date: 2024-12-19
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was installing floor plates on a new deck 13 feet in the air. While prying on a plate with a pry bar, the material came loose, causing the employee to lose balance and fall from the deck to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Structural elements  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate