Incident date: 2025-04-03
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a 20-foot ladder to access the roof when he began moving the ladder, lost his balance, and fell 18 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his back, pelvis, and five ribs. He also sustained internal bleeding, a kidney injury, and nerve damage to a leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate