Incident date: 2022-01-14
NAICS industry code: 561621

An employee was running wire in a residential attic to install an alarm system. He stepped on a board thought to be a secure part of the truss framing. The board broke, causing the employee to strike his head on the framing as he fell, causing a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate