Incident date: 2024-05-02
NAICS industry code: 238130

On May 2, 2024, an employee was installing a staircase in the stairwell while standing on two wooden boards when a board broke and he fell backward 9 feet to the concrete floor. He sustained a fracture to his right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Sheets, panels  wood, plywood, MDF
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate