Incident date: 2020-10-23
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was working from an extension ladder. The ladder's feet slipped and the employee fell to the floor 8-10 feet below, suffering a broken knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate