Incident date: 2024-03-13
NAICS industry code: 238120

At a construction site, an employee was reaching up to grab a welding lead from the steel that was one level above her when she fell 12 feet onto the surface below. The employee sustained a concussion, two fractured ribs, and a cut to their left cheek.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate