Incident date: 2022-10-19
NAICS industry code: 238390

An employee was using a 24' extension ladder that was extended approximately 18' to hang a gutter on a wet deck. The ladder gave out, causing it to slide. The employee fell approximately 14' from the ladder to the ground. The employee sustained an ankle fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate