Incident date: 2016-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee had just completed residential roof tile work. While throwing debris to the ground close to the edge, the employee fell 20 feet to ground level. The employee suffered left shin, left ankle, and right ankle injuries, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roof edges
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate