Incident date: 2018-12-03
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was on a 20-foot extension ladder replacing a light fixture on the outside of the building next to the basement entry. The employee fell approximately 10 to 15 feet off the ladder and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate