Incident date: 2024-05-15
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was cleaning out internal track gutters. They were walking on the perimeter when they stepped on a skylight and fell through it a distance of 20 feet. The employee sustained head injuries and multiple fractures including a fractured femur.

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: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate