Incident date: 2018-06-05
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was working from an extension ladder installing lights on the outside of a building. The employee and the ladder fell approximately 10 feet landing on a concrete sidewalk. The employee suffered a dislocated right shoulder, left distal wrist fracture, left non-displaced radial head fracture (arm), multiple right pelvic fractures, a concussion and laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate