Incident date: 2017-01-18
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was walking across a roof purlin to attempt to connect to a retractable lifeline when the purlin broke and he fell 20 feet to the concrete below. He broke his neck and suffered brain swelling.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate