Incident date: 2015-11-23
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was replacing purlins on the roof when he fell approximately 30 feet to the ground through a hole, breaking his right arm and leg. He was wearing an unsecured harness at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate