Incident date: 2022-11-09
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was repairing a metal roof when he stepped onto a piece of 2-by-4 lumber that was temporarily nailed in place. The employee fell approximately 25 feet through the roof framing to the ground, sustaining a fractured wrist, cheek bone, and pelvis. A fall harness was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate