Incident date: 2020-09-16
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was standing on a truss, sheathing the side of another truss. The employee then attempted to set up a truss to the layout tie but lost his balance and fell 12 feet onto a concrete patio. The employee was hospitalized with breathing complications and chest pain. The employee's lifeline was untied at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate