Incident date: 2017-10-09
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was removing tin from the roof of a residential structure when he slipped and fell, grabbed the edge of the roof, lost his grip, and then fell 12 feet to the ground below. He struck the back of his head on a wall when making contact with the ground, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Roof edges
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate