Incident date: 2021-12-14
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was repairing the ridge cap of a pole barn. The employee stepped over the ridge cap to unscrew the bolts, slipped on ice on the roof, and fell approximately 19 feet to the ground below, resulting in two broken ankles.

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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate