Incident date: 2018-03-08
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was in the process of installing a metal curb on a roof for placement of HVAC. He was kneeling and reached his hand over a floor hole cover. The floor hole cover gave way and the employee fell 18 feet. The employee suffered skull fractures as well as a broken pelvis and femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate