Incident date: 2017-10-25
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee fell 20 feet off a roof while installing fiber optic cabling, suffering two fractured hips, a broken collarbone, and multiple other broken bones. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate