Incident date: 2025-02-13
NAICS industry code: 238160

On February 13, 2025, an employee was working to install TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin) to a sheet metal roof. As he was placing a metal cover over a fiberglass skylight, he stepped through the skylight and fell onto the concrete inside the building. The employee sustained a fractured hip, a torn meniscus, and a fractured left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Skylights or other existing roof openings
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Multiple lower extremities locations  n.e.c.
severity: moderate