Incident date: 2018-04-25
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was installing metal trusses when he fell approximately 15 feet before he was caught by his harness' fall protection system. He landed on his feet and then fell to the ground, breaking an arm and elbow. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s) and arms(s)
severity: moderate