Incident date: 2020-09-17
NAICS industry code: 518111

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to enter the attic. The bottom of the ladder slid out and the employee fell 6-8 feet hitting his left ribs on a metal sink. The employee sustained eight broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate