Incident date: 2023-10-19
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was installing 2x4s on trusses. As the employee walked on a 2x4 to get his sweatshirt, the 2x4 broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained bilateral ankle fractures and a T12 vertebral fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate