Incident date: 2021-01-13
NAICS industry code: 236220

Employees were replacing a patio door on a second floor. As one of the employees approached the door opening, he stumbled and fell through the opening and off the side of the deck. He landed on the ground 12 feet below and suffered broken ribs. The deck did not have a guardrail at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate