Incident date: 2024-11-11
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee leaned against the middle rail of a scaffold when it gave way and the employee fell approximately 18 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their wrist, shoulder, and nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate