Incident date: 2020-03-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was unrolling waterproof conduit on a roof. He tripped over a fall protection anchor installed in the roof and fell backwards onto a 3-inch plumbing vent pipe that extended 14 inches above the roof. He suffered several cracked ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Roof surfaces other than roof edge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate