Incident date: 2018-05-31
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was installing gutters on a patio roof. He was transitioning onto the patio roof from a ladder when the structure collapsed. The employee fell 9 to 10 feet to the ground, fracturing his right knee and separating his left shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate