Incident date: 2022-04-12
NAICS industry code: 561311

A temporary employee was on the second rung of a ladder installing a window on the third floor of a residence. The suction cups on the window failed causing him to fall approximately 10 feet. He fell through the scaffolding on the second floor and then rolled down the stairwell to the first floor. The employee sustained fractured discs and a fractured hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate