Incident date: 2025-07-10
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was climbing an attic ladder in a customer's home to access an air conditioning unit. As he reached the top of the ladder, the ladder detached from the attic access opening, causing him to fall from the ground. He sustained broken ribs and a spinal fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Fixed ladder or fire escape
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate