Incident date: 2015-08-17
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was installing the wood truss of a roof when the truss moved, causing the employee to lose balance and fall approximately 10 feet to the floor. The employee broke both wrists and ribs on the left side. A fall protection system was not used at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate