Incident date: 2019-09-09
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was walking backwards while installing flashing on a roof. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the roof and sustained a fractured left elbow and wrist. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
severity: moderate