Incident date: 2022-12-14
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was removing a blue tarp from the roof of a mobile home to make repairs when he fell through a hole in the carport roof approximately 10-12 feet to the concrete below. He sustained a back fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate