Incident date: 2016-09-15
NAICS industry code: 336212

An employee was putting rivets on the nose of a trailer while working from a platform. The work platform is approximately 36 inches wide, 6 feet long, 36 inches off the ground, with two steps to access. He was stepping down from the platform when he lost his balance and fell backwards, breaking his legs between the ankle and knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate