Incident date: 2025-06-30
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was welding thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) coverings. While walking backward, the employee lost their footing and fell approximately 22 feet onto the dirt below.  The employee lost consciousness and sustained injuries to their left arm and rib area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Structures and surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate