Incident date: 2015-08-15
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee fell 18 feet through an open hole on a 1/4 x 12 pitch roof while monitoring employees installing a standing seam metal roof. The employee sustained head lacerations and fractures to the skull and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate