Incident date: 2019-01-31
NAICS industry code: 236220

Three employees were working on the roof of a newly constructed residential home when the brace holding up the roof over the back patio gave way and the patio roof collapsed. The employees fell 21 feet and impacted the frozen ground. All three employees sustained multiple cuts, bruises and fractures to their lower extremities, specifically their feet and legs. Two of the three employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower extremities, unspecified
severity: low