Incident date: 2021-04-26
NAICS industry code: 236220

Two employees were installing 2-by-4 wood framing for column furring around a structural column. One of the employees, working from an 8-foot step ladder, reached back to align or fasten a 2-by-4 to the top plate on a corner of the column. The 2-by-4 he grabbed gave way; he lost his balance and fell to the dirt pad below, suffering fractures to the hip and upper leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate