Incident date: 2017-05-03
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was on the second floor of a structure straightening rebar for an exterior block wall when the rebar snapped. The momentum caused the employee to fall 18 feet to the ground. He suffered fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a lower back injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 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