Incident date: 2023-03-15
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was waterproofing the roof of a newly constructed building. While walking, he stepped onto a piece of plywood that was a part of an unsecured hatch. He fell about 6-8 feet and landed on a catwalk, suffering a broken left ankle and heel as well as a puncture wound.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate