Incident date: 2018-06-08
NAICS industry code: 238310

On June 8, 2018, an employee was moving a beam while on a scaffold. The employee stepped off of the scaffold onto a shelf and it collapsed causing the employee to fall 11 feet to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Shelves, shelving
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate