Incident date: 2016-05-16
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee fell through a rotted section of a commercial flat roof while stripping material from the center of the structure. The employee fell approximately 16 feet to the floor, breaking bones in the right arm and elbow, cracking the tailbone, and fracturing the pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Roof surfaces other than roof edge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate