Incident date: 2025-03-13
NAICS industry code: 339950

An employee was on a ladder testing an electric display sign that had just been installed on a canopy at a gas station. He went to move the ladder and the ladder dropped. The employee fell 12 feet onto the concrete driveway, resulting in a broken wrist, broken leg, and a head contusion/concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate