Incident date: 2018-11-07
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was reroofing a two-story condo complex. While reaching to access a ladder, the employee slipped on debris and fell 18 feet, landing on the ground and coming into contact with a bush. The employee suffered cuts on the eyebrow and lips, a minor fracture of the eyebrow, and a suspected concussion. Fall protection was not being worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate