Incident date: 2017-10-26
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was sheeting a roof on a single-story residence when the wind caught the sheeting. He then lost his balance and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, breaking his wrist and suffering a concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate