Incident date: 2019-07-18
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was working on a beam about 12 feet from ground level, prepping for welding operations. He became lightheaded and dizzy due to the heat and fell from the beam. His personal fall arrest system stopped him from falling to the ground, but his head struck the beam. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate