Incident date: 2024-05-13
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was replacing an air condition system while on a roof when they stepped back out of the way of the moving crane and onto a skylight. They fell 19 feet and 7 inches through the skylight to the ground floor below. The employee sustained a concussion, sore upper back and neck, bruises, and lacerations. They were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Skylights or other existing roof openings
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate