Incident date: 2024-11-08
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was on a work platform approximately 20 feet high installing batt insulation. As he was climbing down using the step on the platform, it tipped forward causing the employee to fall backward and land on his wrist. The employee was hospitalized for an open fracture of the left wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate