Incident date: 2016-06-08
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was on top of the rooftop to gather tools and move to a new work location. As he was walking near an open vent hole, he tripped and fell approximately 26.5 feet through the hole to the ground below. He suffered broken bones and neck/head injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate