Incident date: 2019-05-02
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was installing metal edging on roof fascia while working from an extension ladder when he lost balance and fell approximately 18 feet onto a pile of rocks. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and hip, and also sustained injuries to his knee, elbow, and heel.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple pelvic region locations
severity: moderate