Incident date: 2025-07-16
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee had been inspecting a roof for potential future work. While descending from the roof using a telescoping ladder, one of the locks malfunctioned and the bottom of the ladder slid away from the building. The employee fell with the ladder onto the concrete below. The employee sustained fractures to their left radius near the elbow, left wrist, and left hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Multipurpose ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate