Incident date: 2024-02-22
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was at the top of a ladder installing fascia. The fascia broke, causing the employee to fall 20 feet to the concrete and dirt ground. The employee suffered two broken lower-back vertebrae and a broken left wrist.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate