Incident date: 2024-07-24
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was standing on a 12-foot extension ladder painting the exterior of a building when the ladder slipped on gravel. The employee fell approximately 9 feet and the ladder landed on his ankles. Both ankles and his right knee were fractured and the employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and knee(s)
severity: moderate