Incident date: 2023-06-07
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was on top of a 2-by-4 purlin installing rafters. The purlin broke and he fell to the ground about 16 feet below, suffering a broken left femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate