Incident date: 2021-07-19
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on a section of an extension ladder, installing caulking in a wall approximately 8 to 10 feet from the floor level. The ladder slipped away from the wall and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken right arm requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate