Incident date: 2020-07-25
NAICS industry code: 238160

On July 25, 2020, a roofer was installing a 5:12-pitched roof on a new three-story apartment when he slipped and fell about 32 feet to the ground and landed on his back. He was hospitalized with spinal injuries and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate