Incident date: 2025-03-10
NAICS industry code: 238220

Employees were performing preventative maintenance on rooftop HVAC units. An employee was pulling a box after it caught on something. The employee tripped over the curb of a skylight and a hose and fell backward onto the skylight. The skylight broke and the employee fell to the concrete floor about 25 feet below. The employee suffered a broken arm and a broken collarbone.

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: Multiple upper extremities locations  n.e.c.
severity: moderate