Incident date: 2025-03-20
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was climbing a ladder to access a roof. They missed a rung and fell 18 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate