Incident date: 2019-10-28
NAICS industry code: 423330

An employee was on the roof of a residential home. He was in the process of removing shingles from a pallet on an elevated forklift when the pallet broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 9 feet to the ground. He broke his right foot and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate