Incident date: 2020-08-29
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was climbing a 20-foot extension ladder. He fell from 16 feet up; his head struck a beam before he landed on the platform below, and he briefly lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, having suffered four cracked ribs, a cracked pelvic bone, a concussion, and a broken hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 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