Incident date: 2016-02-18
NAICS industry code: 238130

On or about February 18, 2016, an employee was settling trusses while standing on the top plate of the building being constructed. Due to high winds, a 100-foot section of approximately 50 trusses fell and knocked the employee off the top plate.  The employee fell 16 feet to the frozen dirt ground, suffering a broken wrist, shattered elbow, and head injury requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
severity: moderate