Incident date: 2024-10-18
NAICS industry code: 238160

On October 18, 2024, an employee was on a flat commercial roof, preparing the roof for the application of sealer. He was using a chalk line to mark a six-foot boundary from the roof edge. He fell approximately 40 feet from the roof edge to the ground, sustaining head trauma, a punctured lung, and a fractured wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Roof surface
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate