Incident date: 2025-02-27
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was sheathing a residential roof. A leaf blower began sliding off the roof. The employee lost balance while reaching for it and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to their back and left heel.

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