Incident date: 2025-03-18
NAICS industry code: 524126

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to gain access to the roof for an inspection. The bolts holding the ladder to the wall broke, resulting in the ladder and the employee falling approximately 14 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a concussion and a brain bleed as well as fractured ribs and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Fixed ladder or fire escape
code_nature: title: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate