Incident date: 2015-07-18
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was holding an extension ladder while a coworker was on it. The ladder slipped and the employee's wrist jammed, resulting in a broken wrist. The employee was hospitalized overnight and received surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate