Incident date: 2016-07-13
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was installing wood bracing on the trusses. A gust of wind knocked over the trusses which caused the employee to fall approximately 16' to the ground resulting in a sprained left ankle and a fractured L6 vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate