Incident date: 2024-04-02
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was resuming re-roofing operations and walking on the lower roof. His anchor plate detached from the roof causing him to lose balance and fall approximately 10 feet to the surface below. The employee suffered fractures to their tibia, calcaneus, fibula, and L1 vertebra as well as renal insufficiency.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Roof surface
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate