Incident date: 2023-10-11
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was repairing a loose brick around a chimney when the brick slipped onto the roof and began rolling downward. The employee reached to grab it and fell approximately 20 feet from the roof to the ground, resulting in rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate