Incident date: 2015-07-30
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was going to install anchorage and tie off to a 6/12 pitched metal roof for a small repair job. The employee waited for the roof to dry for about an hour. However, the roof was still wet and he slipped and fell off the one-story roof onto the concrete patio of the residence. He landed on his legs, suffered a fractured knee cap, and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Roof surfaces other than roof edge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate