Incident date: 2024-03-13
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was walking on the roof of a metal warehouse building to get an estimate for a job when they stepped on a skylight and fell 14 feet to the floor of the warehouse. The employee sustained broken ribs and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Skylights or other existing roof openings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate