Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Sebastian	Tx	Willacy CO-OP	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was repairing polycarbonate roof panels on a cotton warehouse. The employee stepped on one of the polycarbonate roof panels and fell 21 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained two broken hips, a broken nose, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Ramco Erectors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing insulation to a new commercial building. The employee fell through a hole in the roof paneling to the concrete ground 25 feet below and suffered facial fractures, a broken left wrist, broken ribs on the left side of their body, and a punctured lung. The employee was not tied off at the time.
2021-11-11	Kansas City	Mo	Western Waterproofing	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while accessing a ladder to a roof. The employee landed on the ground and suffered fractures to the left tibia, right tibia, left radius, and right ulna.
2021-11-10	Estero	Fl	Koh Knox Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On November 10, 2021, an employee was approaching a ladder to climb down from a two-story roof. The employee fell from the roof to the ground, suffering a broken femur and cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-10	Englewood	Fl	Grande Aire Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was moving objects across a roof when they fell through a hole that was covered by peel paper, resulting in broken ribs and other broken bones.
2021-11-09	New Orleans	La	B & W Contractors, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was evaluating concrete roof panels. When he stepped backward onto a concrete roof panel, it crumbled underneath him. The employee fell approximately 36 feet through the opening in the roof panel, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
2021-11-09	Wellington	Fl	Excell Refrigeration, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was on a rooftop, screwing down a bolt with a wrench. The wrench slipped. He lost his balance and fell onto the screw, which lacerated the inside of his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-08	Austin	Tx	Tesla, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing solar panels on a roof when the standing seam metal roof anchor detached from the roof, causing the employee and the fall protection system to fall to the ground approximately 11.5 feet below. The employee suffered fractures to their vertebrae, wrist, and hand.
2021-11-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Burger Roofing Co.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On November 8, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., an employee was walking to a ladder while working on a roof when they tripped on material and fell one story to the ground below, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-11-05	Galena	Il	GIESE ROOFING CO.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On November 5, 2021, an employee was on a roof, taking measurements of a seam roof panel. The employee slipped on moisture and fell to the dirt ground about 20 feet below, suffering a broken left heel, a broken right shin, and three broken vertebrae.
2021-11-02	Heyburn	Id	Joe Roberts	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Employees were moving rock off a roof to access the rubber waterproofing in order to repair the roof. Employee 1 was using an equipment hopper. The hopper moved forward toward the roof edge rather than backward toward the work and Employee 1 fell off the roof edge. Employee 2 reached out to grab Employee 1 and both employees were pulled over the edge by the weight of the hopper. Both employees fell 25-30 feet into the bed of a work truck. The work truck was filled approximately 1.5 feet in depth
2021-11-01	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Pinnacle Services of Pinellas, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was setting up for work on the upper level of a two-story roof when he slipped on moisture that was on the new underlayment. He slid down the roof (6:12 pitch) and fell off the second-story eave, landing on the first-story roof deck, creating a hole in the wood sheathing; he continued falling and landed on the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to his wrist and lower back.
2021-11-01	Naples	Fl	THE ROOFING BROTHERS OF NAPLES CORP.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was changing his work position while installing roof panels when he slipped and fell 20 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist.
2021-10-29	Sarasota	Fl	Sonshine Roofing Inc	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee slipped and fell while repairing a tile roof, landing on the ground 8-9 feet below and suffering a broken wrist.
2021-10-27	Carbondale	Il	Just Construction, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the roof of a garden center structure. As he moved from the gutter to a scissor lift, he fell, landing on the ground about 12 feet below and suffering a head injury.
2021-10-26	Northbrook	Il	Argo Roofing Company	Head and neck	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
On October 26, 2021, at approximately 10:25 a.m. an employee was performing roofing work on a commercial building and was walking backward moving a propane tank with a handcart. While moving the propane tank, the employee tripped over the raised lip of an unprotected skylight and fell through it to the concrete floor 20 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured cervical vertebra and multiple skull fractures.
2021-10-22	Saint Augustine	Fl	Coastal Roofing, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On October 22, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was kneeling down on a roof to install shingles when a nail gun slid and shot a nail above the employee's knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-22	Kings Bay	Ga	Crown Corr, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing old sheet metal panels from a roof when he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a skull fracture, 11 broken ribs, and skin lacerations to his arm and back of the neck.
2021-10-22	Hancock	Ma	MBT Construction, Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was on a roof when they fell three stories to the ground, resulting in multiple fractures that required hospitalization.
2021-10-22	Shawnee	Ks	Heartland Logistics	Head and neck	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
A haul truck driver had bounced in a rut causing him to hit his head on the roof of the truck cab. He sustained neck pain, couldn't walk, and was nauseated. The employee was hospitalized overnight with swelling in his neck and forehead.
2021-10-22	Brooklyn	Ny	Brooklyn Botanic Garden	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down from a roof on a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered an injury to the left ankle.
2021-10-21	Saint Peters	Mo	LD BARNES	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee cut a hole on the roof to install an HVAC unit. The employee fell through the hole approximately 23 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured left leg.
2021-10-19	Humble	Tx	Centurylink, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area.
2021-10-19	Genoa	Il	Service Concepts Inc - Commercial Heating and Cooling - Genoa, IL	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On October 19, 2021, an employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a rooftop hatch when they slipped and fell approximately 10 feet, resulting in a back injury.
2021-10-18	Havana	Fl	Koch Brothers Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On October 18, 2021, an employee fell off a roof and was injured.
2021-10-18	Parma	Oh	Mack Plumbing & Hydronics Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was about to climb a ladder down from a roof. His shoes, wet with dew from the roof, slipped on the first rung of the ladder. He fell to the ground below and suffered a fractured/dislocated elbow and a fractured knee.
2021-10-18	Corpus Christi	Tx	HAEBER ROOFING COMPANY	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was laying down insulation on a flat roof. He fell from the roof to the ground 17 feet below and suffered a left wrist injury.
2021-10-16	Rye	Co	Vision Air HVAC, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was taking dimensions on a low porch roof. He fell to the floor 10 feet 9 inches below, suffering broken ribs on the right side.
2021-10-15	Palm City	Fl	Sunshine Roofing, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost his balance while securing a ladder to the roof of a one-story house. He fell backward, hitting the back of his head on the asphalt ground and suffering a concussion.
2021-10-12	Kansas City	Ks	KAW ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof and landed on his left foot, suffering a broken tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	San Diego	Ca	Facilities Maintenance Division - MCRD	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on an HVAC unit on a roof. The employee fell backward through a skylight, landing 20 feet below and suffering head and spine trauma.
2021-10-08	Apopka	Fl	Bloem, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a piece of fiberglass while on the roof of a building. The employee suffered broken bones.
2021-10-06	Turbotville	Pa	Tradesmen International	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was laying steel decking on a roof. The employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below, suffering a head injury and facial fractures.
2021-10-06	Northbrook	Il	Chicagoland Management & Associates, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was peeling paint off trim on a garage. He fell from the edge of the roof to the ground about 8 feet below, suffering a spinal injury that required surgery.
2021-10-05	Atlanta	Ga	Jim Ellis University	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to access the roof of a storage closet. The employee stepped from a rolling ladder onto a trough on the outer edges of the closet roof. He misstepped and his ankle rolled, causing him to fall to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a broken right arm.
2021-10-04	Marco Island	Fl	Greenling Roofing, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting a residential roof when he lost balance and fell 12 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a left forearm fracture.
2021-10-04	Bradenton	Fl	Commercial Residential Aluminum & Fabricating, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to install gutters on a second-story roof. The employee fell from the ladder, hit the first-story roof and then hit the ground, resulting in a ruptured spleen and a pelvic/hip bone injury.
2021-10-04	Sarasota	Fl	Wentzel's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to service an air conditioning unit on a first-floor roof when he fell from the ladder to the ground below. The employee sustained rib and vertebrae injuries.
2021-10-01	Rochester	Ny	DIPAOLO BAKING CO., INC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing dough into a hopper that led to a proofing machine. The employee attempted to remove excess dough from the machine when their right arm contacted the sprocket and chain, resulting in a right arm amputation. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.
2021-09-30	Colorado Springs	Co	WeatherCraft Co	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a fixed-roof access ladder with a box of tools. When he attempted to reach up to the last rung, he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a shattered tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-09-30	Oregon	Wi	Standarski Builders, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was re-roofing a roof when they fell approximately 17 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured pelvis and broken ribs. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2021-09-30	Batavia	Ny	Elmer W. Davis Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was setting roof insulation around an opening. The employee fell through the opening and suffered broken ribs and internal injuries.
2021-09-28	New Richmond	Wi	Cleary Building Corp.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-23	Lake City	Fl	Champion Home Builders, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was rolling out underlayment paper on the roof of a mobile home when he fell to the ground. The employee broke both ankles and was hospitalized.
2021-09-23	Kennedy	Ny	Jamestown Roofing, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
As an employee was climbing down a ladder from the second roof level to the first roof level. The base of the ladder slipped, causing the employee to fall to the first-level roof. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae in their back.
2021-09-22	Shenandoah	Tx	Juan Davila	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was retrieving tools from the roof of a residential home when they fell onto the concrete driveway, resulting in head trauma.
2021-09-21	Stratham	Nh	New England's Best Home Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's finger was lacerated while they were cutting metal roofing with a saw.
2021-09-21	Cape Coral	Fl	AJ BUILDING CONTRACTORS, LLC	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Two employees were working on the roof of a two-story residential home. They were aligning sun trusses. They had a ladder on each end and were on the ladders holding the bottoms of the trusses, about 3-4 feet high. The trusses began to shift and several fell, creating a domino effect. The employees were knocked to the ground, together suffering a dislocated/fractured elbow, a forehead laceration, and a dislocated/fractured toe. They were hospitalized.
2021-09-15	Houston	Tx	City Wide Building Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee set up a ladder on a roof against a 12-foot parapet wall to pull up ropes. The ladder slipped on the wet roofing surface and the employee fell from the ladder. The employee sustained six rib fractures and a punctured right lung.
2021-09-14	San Antonio	Tx	CRAM ROOFING COMPANY, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
And employee was removing a corrugated metal roof panel with a claw hammer and chisel. A metal shard shot from the hammer and punctured the employee's upper arm.
2021-09-13	Wesley Chapel	Fl	ELITE ROOFING SERVICES, INC.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was re-roofing a commercial building when it started raining. He turned around, slipped, and fell 15 to 20 feet to the ground, striking his arm on an HVAC condenser during the fall. The employee's arm was broken.
2021-09-13	Vero Beach	Fl	Jeff Kuhnert Enterprises LLC	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping from a ladder to the roof of a residence. The employee fell to the concrete driveway below and suffered a fracture in the eye socket area.
2021-09-10	Bonita Springs	Fl	Vance Brothers Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was laying plywood on a roof. After moving to pick up a bunk of plywood, he fell 12 feet from the roof to the ground, suffering a broken arm and a broken back. The employee was wearing fall protection but it was not connected to an anchoring point at the time of the fall.
2021-09-09	Hummelstown	Pa	The Exterior Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting a one-story residential roof. He fell down the roof slope and off the edge to the ground, suffering broken facial bones, lost teeth, a broken ankle, and brain bruising.
2021-09-07	Atlanta	Ga	B-CAM Productions, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was rigging a cable on a roof. He fell through a skylight, landing on a car about 15 to 20 feet below and suffering a concussion and a broken femur.
2021-09-02	Huron	Oh	Warren Roofing & Insulating Co. Inc	Thigh(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working from a scaffold about 20 feet high, installing snow rails on a standing seam roof. He fell through the guardrail/toe board opening at the scaffold's ladder access, landing on a railroad timber on the ground. He suffered a broken left femur.
2021-09-01	Conway	Ar	Quality Roofing Contractors	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was using a hose to spread a lightweight mixture on the roof of a building when he began to suffer symptoms of heat stress, which included cramps, and was unable to move. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
2021-09-01	Milwaukee	Wi	Cervantes Roof Vac LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was securing a ladder to the upper roof with a bungee cable. The bungee cable snapped, causing the feet of the ladder to move. The employee fell with the ladder and sustained a broken arm.
2021-09-01	Lincoln	Ne	Alflo Masonry	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Roof trusses fell while they were being installed, striking an employee and breaking the employee's left arm.
2021-08-31	Emmaus	Pa	Seedway, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While moving from a fixed ladder to a roof, an employee slipped and fell. The employee landed on the concrete ground about 15 feet below and suffered a dislocated elbow, a broken wrist, a dislocated knee, multiple broken ribs, and cuts to the chin and head.
2021-08-31	Miami	Fl	A. M. Best Roofing Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof to the cement driveway below, suffering a broken wrist and cuts to the chin and elbow.
2021-08-30	Lakeland	Fl	Ring Roofing, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been performing roofing work and was hospitalized with a heat-related illness.
2021-08-30	New Braunfels	Tx	Walmart Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when the back of her heel was crushed between the forklift and a steel roof beam. She suffered an injury to the left ankle and Achilles tendon.
2021-08-29	Arcadia	Fl	A+ ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was painting the top of a roof when he fell through a skylight into the machine shop below. He landed on the roof of a truck, then fell to the concrete floor. He suffered leg injuries.
2021-08-26	East Aurora	Ny	Elmer W Davis	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dehydrated while supervising a roofing project.
2021-08-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Quality Metals, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On August 26, 2021, an employee was working from an aerial lift basket, installing metal wall panels on a new building. He fell out of the basket, landed 10 feet below on a lower canopy roof, then bounced/rolled off and fell 15 feet to the dirt ground. He suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2021-08-24	Panama City Beach	Fl	Greg's Roofing of Bay County, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee slipped on damp underlayment and fell off a second-story roof, landing on the ground and suffering fractures to the hip and face.
2021-08-23	Palatka	Fl	Pinnacle Roofing Contractors, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
On August 23, 2021, a temporary employee fell through a soft spot in a roof. He landed on the ground about 10 feet below and suffered a broken leg.
2021-08-23	Paragould	Ar	B & W Construction LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
At 12:02 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee lost consciousness while working on a rooftop. The employee slid off the rooftop, fell about 30 feet, and suffered fractures to a shoulder blade, the pelvis, three ribs, and both heels. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not being worn at the time of the incident.
2021-08-20	Dallas	Tx	The George D. Alan Company, LLC	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a herniated disk while picking up a box containing a 74-pound roll of sheet membrane waterproofing.
2021-08-19	College Station	Tx	A Brush Above Services, LLC	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell through a roof hole, landed on a concrete floor about 17 feet below, and suffered a broken right wrist and upper right arm.
2021-08-18	Arlington	Ma	Pantanal Construction	Multiple upper extremities locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was demolishing a residential garage roof. The roof collapsed to the ground and the employee fell from the roof to the cement floor of the garage, suffering two broken wrists and a broken collarbone.
2021-08-17	Orange	Tx	Modern Roofing	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
After unloading metal roofing materials on a roof, an employee fell through a skylight to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures. Fall protection was not connected at the time of the incident.
2021-08-16	Baton Rouge	La	Blanco Brothers Construction LLC	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was ascending a ladder to perform roofing work when they fell off the ladder to the ground below, resulting in a lower back injury.
2021-08-12	Rindge	Nh	ACADEMY ROOFING, CORP.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 10 ft. 10 in. from a flat roof to the ground resulting in hospitalization.
2021-08-12	Sandpoint	Id	Bonner County Roofing LLC	Trunk	Other fall to lower level
On August 12, 2021, an employee was installing an ice and water shield on a roof. The employee fell, hitting a deck joist and suffering internal injuries, cracked ribs, and a lacerated chin.
2021-08-11	Cleveland Heights	Oh	Building Technicians Corporations	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Employees were installing a metal roof when a sudden rainstorm caused three employees to slide down the roof. Two of them fell through the guardrail system, landing on the ground 18 feet below. One of them suffered a spinal cord bruise and the second employee suffered bruised ribs and a neck injury. Both were hospitalized.
2021-08-09	Cleveland	Oh	Duran Construction	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 9 feet off a roof while swinging trusses, suffering a compound fracture to the ankle.
2021-08-09	Ormond Beach	Fl	Jim Taylor Roofing, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was walking on a roof when he lost his balance and fell 10 feet to the ground. He landed on his feet and fractured a lower disc in his back. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-07	Birmingham	Al	Hinkle Roofing Products, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking a roof to make sure it was covered and dried in before it started to rain. He slipped on the way to a ladder and fell off the roof, breaking bones in his leg.
2021-08-07	Omaha	Ne	Dave & Buster's	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was trying to help others on a roof when he fell from a ladder to the pavement below. He suffered a broken pelvis, two broken wrists, and a dislocated disk in his back.
2021-08-07	Round Rock	Tx	TDIndustries, Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees were installing a no-hub band over a 12-inch cast iron 90-degree elbow and a stub that went to a roof drain. The no-hub band broke during installation, and they descended in a lift to get a new one. The elbow fell down on one of the employees from about 20 feet above. It struck his head, which caused him to fall and hit his head on the toe board of the scissor lift. The employee sustained injuries to the head, neck/spine, and shoulder.
2021-08-07	Dadeville	Al	Red Hill Construction, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to get to a roof. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground about 11 feet below, suffering a compound fracture to the right ankle.
2021-08-06	Zelienople	Pa	Rose Liberty Corporation	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was stepping off a ladder onto a porch roof. The employee fell backward off the roof to the ground about 10-12 feet below, suffering a broken back, fractured ribs, and a fractured skull.
2021-08-05	Gulf Breeze	Fl	Eastern Metal Supply, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a trailer, unstrapping a load of metal sheets for roofing. The employee fell from the trailer to the ground and broke a rib.
2021-08-05	Land O Lakes	Fl	Remington's Aluminum Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a roof when they fell to the concrete below, resulting in a fractured heel bone.
2021-08-03	Fairborn	Oh	Roof Dog, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was installing or checking ridge vents on a metal rooftop. The employee fell to the ground about 30 feet below and suffered chipped vertebrae, a collarbone injury, an internal abdominal injury that required surgery, and a sprain or fracture to the wrist.
2021-08-03	Waterloo	Al	Henderson Roofing, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was doing punch-out repair work on a metal roof. The employee fell from the roof to the ground, suffering a back injury.
2021-07-28	Laredo	Tx	Trois Enterprises	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was installing metal roof panels on a warehouse. He was using a roof runner to bound together the seams on the metal panel when he fell 35 feet off the edge of the roof and landed in a standing position, resulting in a fractured pelvis, a fractured right leg, and lumbar fractures that required hospitalization.
2021-07-28	Cambridge	Ma	John F. Shea Co. Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a set of stairs that go from an access roof to a high penthouse roof. The employee slipped on wet plywood and fell off to the side of the stairs onto a roofing davit, landing on his left armpit and resulting in two broken ribs and a laceration to his left lung.
2021-07-28	Jacksonville	Fl	Jaguar Drywall of Ponte Vedra Beach Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On July 28, 2021, an employee was painting corbels on the roof of a house when he slipped and fell to the grass below. He suffered three broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2021-07-28	Garland	Tx	Henry Company LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to put a roll of roofing that had fallen off a pallet back onto the pallet when the palletizer gate crushed the employee's chest, resulting in broken ribs.
2021-07-27	Boulder	Co	Milender White Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to a roof. The employee fell, their feet becoming tangled in the rungs, and struck their head on a concrete stair landing. The employee suffered a subdural hematoma and a cervical strain and was hospitalized.
2021-07-27	Eau Claire	Wi	Menard, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 27, 2021, an employee slipped and fell while donning waterproof rubber boots in a back-splash fabrication and CNC area. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-07-24	Boca Raton	Fl	Amparo Carpentry Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
Three employees were walking through trusses on top of a roof when one of the trusses collapsed and the employees fell 20 feet to the ground. One employee suffered a fractured lower right leg and another employee suffered internal bleeding.
2021-07-22	West Chester	Pa	Green Acre Construction	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder from a roof. The ladder slipped out and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken L4 vertebra.
2021-07-21	Austin	Tx	Comal County Erectors LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was laying sheet metal decking at a roof elevation. He fell from the roof to a slab of concrete, suffering broken ribs and a broken pelvis.
2021-07-16	Bayside	Ny	L. Martone & Sons, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee was drying off a small area of a roof that was being installed using a 1-pound butane torch when the fumes from the bonding adhesive ignited and the roof caught fire. The employee sustained second degree burns on 25 percent of his body.
2021-07-16	Palm Coast	Fl	Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
Employees were on the roof to install a generator. The injured employee went into the attic and fell through the attic landing on a table and then falling to the floor. The employee sustained back injuries.
2021-07-12	Metairie	La	Schwander Hutchinson Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was taking measurements on a rooftop and fell 9 feet to the ground. The employee sustained multiple broken bones.