Incident date: 2017-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was helping remove a skylight from a roof, when he fell through the opening and struck the ground. He was hospitalized for a broken pelvis, broken arm, and a fractured back. The employee's harness was not tied off at the time of the incident.

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