Incident date: 2016-06-02
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was climbing a ladder and attempting to step onto a roof when his foot slipped. The ladder gave way and he fell 13.5 feet to the ground, fracturing his wrist and requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate