Incident date: 2017-12-29
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was working off a ladder while taking a measurement for downspout strap placement. He was approximately 14 feet high when the feet of the ladder kicked out, causing him to fall to the ground. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate