Incident date: 2016-06-16
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was pressure-washing a flat roof with an existing membrane for repairs. The roof had a parapet wall of 25 to 28 inches all around the perimeter. The employee hit the wall and fell over onto the grass below, suffering a broken ankle and requiring surgery. The building was a 2-story condominium.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Roof edges
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate