Incident date: 2019-08-13
NAICS industry code: 531312

An employee was on a roof trimming tree branches when he backed up and stepped through a skylight. He fell 20 feet to the garage floor and sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Skylights
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate