Incident date: 2019-11-27
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was standing on a 20' extension ladder that was positioned against the roof at the rear of a single-story residential construction site. The employee was using the ladder to apply caulking to the fascia boards in preparation for painting. The ladder slipped and the employee held onto the edge of the roof and then fell to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate