Incident date: 2025-05-13
NAICS industry code: 238220

On May 13, 2025, an employee was preparing to install an HVAC system on a roof. The employee detached a retractable lanyard from its anchor point, stepped backward, and then fell through a skylight. They fell about 8 feet, struck a temporary wall, and then fell another 7 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized with a broken shoulder blade, broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a dislocated finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Skylights or other existing roof openings
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate