Incident date: 2023-09-20
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was cutting holes in a barge when they stepped through an unmarked hole and fell approximately 15-20 feet to the floor level of the barge. The employee suffered fractures to the left hip, arm, collarbone, and hand, as well as several lacerations to his body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate