Incident date: 2015-05-21
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee finished installing the ridge cap on a roof and had removed the fall protection anchors. He stepped back onto the ladder to exit the roof and lost his footing, falling approximately 20 feet. He required surgery for a broken hip and ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate