Incident date: 2019-10-22
NAICS industry code: 517510

An employee was climbing down a 28-foot fiberglass extension ladder when the base of the ladder became unstable and slid down a small incline and out onto the street. The ladder was struck by a moving vehicle, resulting in the employee falling 20 feet. The employee suffered a fractured right hip, cracked rib, and broken nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate