Incident date: 2025-01-16
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was standing in a concrete vestibule at a facility while reviewing renovations with a contractor. A catwalk that was previously adjacent to the vestibule had been removed. The concrete vestibule floor collapsed while the employee and contractor were standing on it, and they fell approximately 5 feet to the floor below. A concrete wall of the vestibule then fell on top of them. The employee suffered back and neck injuries and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Neck and back
severity: moderate