Incident date: 2025-02-27
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee had just finished washing a window and was closing the window when the ladder he was standing on slid out. The employee fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground and the ladder struck his head during the fall. The employee sustained a cut above the right eye, injuries to his forehead that required stitches, fractures to both wrists, and weakness in the left arm.

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: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate