Incident date: 2024-12-20
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was caulking leaky spots on the flat roof of the welding building when he fell through the skylight 16 feet to the ground. The employee fell on his back and sustained neck fractures that required surgery.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate