Incident date: 2023-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was running conduit and wires through the attic of a residential home. He was traversing the rafters when he misstepped and fell through the sheetrock between the rafters. He fell approximately 20 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured right elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Ceilings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate