Incident date: 2020-06-11
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was working from the ceiling joists while installing ductwork on a single-family residential house under new construction when one of the joists broke apart, causing him to fall approximately 23 feet to the concrete floor below. He fractured both wrists and his left elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
severity: moderate