Incident date: 2017-10-12
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was standing on a step ladder while arranging a plywood covering to protect the asphalt shingles of a townhouse roof. The plywood slid down the slope of the roof and struck the employee, knocking the employee off the step ladder to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a head injury, concussion, and brain hemorrhage, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate