Incident date: 2025-03-31
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was working 8 feet above the ground while installing sheet metal as a roof over a pathway. The employee secured one side of the sheet metal and stepped over it to secure the other side. He fell through the sheet metal, hitting the ground on his left side and arm. The employee fractured ribs and a clavicle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Roofs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate