Incident date: 2017-07-18
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on top of a structure retrieving a 2x4 piece of wood when he fell through a hatch opening to the ground 20 feet below. He suffered a punctured lung, broken rib, and cracked vertebrae.

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: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate