Incident date: 2016-02-15
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was clearing debris from a sloped roof. The employee slipped on a piece of plywood and fell 18 feet to the ground resulting in a broken back.

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: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate