Incident date: 2016-07-26
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was walking on the roof to access the new addition area of an existing commercial building. While walking on the roof, the injured employee fell through a fiberglass panel into the interior of the building. The employee struck a conveyor belt on his way down before hitting the ground 18 feet below. The employee suffered five fractured ribs and a fractured collarbone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roof surfaces other than roof edge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate