Incident date: 2020-09-05
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was walking on a scaffold plank when the plank shifted or collapsed, causing the employee to fall 20 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured shoulder and compressed back disks.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and back
severity: moderate