Incident date: 2022-08-23
NAICS industry code: 321211

A maintenance employee was near the chipper room area outside of the building using an extension ladder to inspect the 18-inch metal blower pipe that goes into the silo. The base of the ladder kicked out, causing the employee and the ladder to fall approximately 10-12 feet to the ground. The employee's left arm was caught underneath the ladder and all three bones in the arm were broken.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple arm locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate