Incident date: 2019-05-21
NAICS industry code: 713990

Two employees were on the roof of the Scooters ride installing the top canvas. One of the employees was on a catwalk. The two employees were pulling on the canvas in opposite directions to straighten it out when one employee unexpectedly let go of the canvas causing the other employee to lose his balance and fall backwards approximately 10 feet off the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg immediately below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Nonrail amusement rides
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate