Incident date: 2020-12-11
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on the roof of a one-story home, pushing solar cables through a junction box to another employee who was in the attic. The employee fell approximately 8 feet from the roof and was found lying on the ground. The employee suffered a back strain and dislocated disc. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate