Incident date: 2022-09-30
NAICS industry code: 237310

Two employees were working on a worksite from a baker scaffold with an extension ladder tied to it. One employee was descending the extension ladder when the tie broke and caused the employee to fall approximately five feet to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate