Incident date: 2015-01-30
NAICS industry code: 444190

Employee fell approximately 16 feet through the rafters of an apartment complex.  He had been loading roof with roofing material and was coming down at the time.  He injured his ankle and tibia. Employee was hospitalized for surgery to repair the break.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate