Incident date: 2016-05-13
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was pulling nails from roof panels. He started to carry a panel across the roof and stepped on an area that was insulation only. He fell approximately 15 feet to the lower level, breaking his left femur and one rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Roof surfaces other than roof edge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate