Incident date: 2019-08-18
NAICS industry code: 238130

On August 18, 2019, an employee was standing on an exterior top plate setting trusses when the employee fell approximately 16.5 feet off the top plate and onto a saw horse and the ground. The employee suffered a fractured leg and jaw. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Other structural elements, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate