Incident date: 2018-01-22
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was framing the edge of a roof dormer when he leaned against an unsecured rafter and fell approximately 20 feet from the roof edge, breaking his back and knee and suffering lacerations. He was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roof edges
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate