Incident date: 2018-05-21
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was sweeping debris from a roof when the employee stepped into an 18-inch by 18-inch hole that was covered with an unsecured piece of metal before falling 14 more feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a broken right elbow and right wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
severity: moderate