Incident date: 2024-10-10
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was installing asphalt roofing when the wooden beam they were tied to gave way. They fell 10 feet to the ground and landed on their bottom. The employee sustained fractures to their lower back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate