Incident date: 2021-11-02
NAICS industry code: 238160

Employees were moving rock off a roof to access the rubber waterproofing in order to repair the roof. Employee 1 was using an equipment hopper. The hopper moved forward toward the roof edge rather than backward toward the work and Employee 1 fell off the roof edge. Employee 2 reached out to grab Employee 1 and both employees were pulled over the edge by the weight of the hopper. Both employees fell 25-30 feet into the bed of a work truck. The work truck was filled approximately 1.5 feet in depth with the loose rocks that the team had removed from the roof. Employee 1 sustained broken ribs, a head laceration, and shoulder strain. Employee 2 sustained a broken wrist and a concussion. Both employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Roof edges
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: low