Incident date: 2024-06-02
NAICS industry code: 524126

An employee was inspecting wind and water damage in a residential attic when they stepped onto drywall between two trusses and fell through the drywall. They fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete ground below and sustained a fractured right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Ceilings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate