Incident date: 2021-11-22
NAICS industry code: 238120

Employees were decking the roof of a two-story building. One of them was walking to begin work after a break when he slipped and fell through a deck opening. He landed about 40 feet below on a concrete surface, suffering multiple limb and skull fractures. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate