Incident date: 2020-07-25
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was performing cleaning procedures prior to roofing installation on a three-story building. The employee removed a piece of plywood and then fell through a hatch, about 15 to 16 feet to the ground. He sustained a head laceration and left tibia fracture.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate