Incident date: 2015-09-04
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was coming down from an attic after delivering blown insulation materials using a 12-foot extension ladder. The employee fell approximately 9'10" from the ladder to the concrete floor and fractured his back. The ladder did not have anti-slip feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate