Incident date: 2024-09-19
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee was walking across a beam to turn on an air conditioning unit on the second level. The beam gave out from under her and the employee fell 7.5 feet to the ground. The employee suffered head trauma including bleeding from the back of her head, pain in her back and neck, and disorientation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Head, neck, trunk
severity: moderate