Incident date: 2023-07-11
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was taking off their rope to tie off elsewhere while setting trusses on a house when they lost their footing and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate