Incident date: 2017-03-15
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was installing fascia onto the truss inside of a two-story house from an extension ladder 6 feet above the floor. His upper body was leaning over the wall when the ladder slipped. As he slid down, his stomach struck a piece of all-thread rod that was protruding from the wall resulting in a puncture wound and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate