Incident date: 2019-09-16
NAICS industry code: 236116

An employee was picking trash and throwing it out over a balcony railing when the railing gave out. The employee and the railing fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. He fractured his right wrist, forearm, and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate