Incident date: 2017-12-14
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was installing a rolled insulation system on a building rooftop. The injured employee stepped from the controlled decking zone onto a galvanized purlin at the joint between the insulation and a ceiling liner panel. The purlin was slippery from weather exposure and the employee fell approximately 22 feet to the lower level (concrete), fracturing the upper left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate