| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-24 | Princeville | Il | Morton Buildings, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was installing purlins on the roof of a new building. The employee fell on the roof surface and the back of his right arm was caught on a purlin clip as he was falling. He suffered a laceration to the arm and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2020-07-18 | Birmingham | Alabama | Department of Veterans Affairs | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was working on an HVAC system replacing a belt on an exhaust fan. The cover to the exhaust fan was on his left on the roof surface. The employee took a picture of his completed work, and stepped to the left when his pants caught on the edge of the exhaust fan cover. He then fell backwards onto a rooftop access hatch. The employee sustained three broken vertebrae and four broken ribs. | |||||
| 2020-02-14 | Lakeland | Florida | CLYDE JOHNSON CONTRACTING & ROOFING, INC. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was on a roof when he tripped on a skylight and fell backwards to the roof surface, breaking his ankle. | |||||
| 2020-02-14 | Taunton | Massachusett | William F. Lynch Co., Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on an icy patch on a rubber membrane roof, fell to the roof surface, and suffered two broken back vertebrae. | |||||
| 2018-02-27 | Athens | Ohio | O'Blenness Memorial Hospital | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| A maintenance employee accessed a cooling tower from a fixed ladder. While descending the fixed ladder, the employee fell approximately 6 feet to the roof surface, fracturing the right leg. | |||||
| 2017-08-16 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | GSM ROOFING | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was carrying insulation material on a roof when he slipped on dew and fell on the roof surface, injuring his shoulder and possibly his head. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-10-05 | Greenville | Wisconsin | Clearly Building Corporation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was working from a scissor lift, installing wood boards at the eave of the building. The employee fell 15 feet while attempting to exit the scissor lift onto the roof surface, breaking ribs and suffering a collapsed lung. | |||||
| 2015-05-19 | Cato | New York | Jag Environmental LLC. | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee fell from a 15 foot roof surface opening while removing material as part of asbestos remediation. The employee was wearing a personal fall arrest system that initially engaged then failed, causing the employee to strike the concrete pad beneath him. | |||||