Incident date: 2015-03-05
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was installing decking on top of bar joists and welding it in place. A piece of decking was not adequately supported by the bar joists. The employee stepped on that piece, which caved in under his weight, and fell about 12' onto the concrete ground, resulting in a hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Porches, balconies, decks, patios
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate