Incident date: 2020-06-18
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was troubleshooting an air conditioner in a customer's attic. As the employee was exiting the attic area using the customer's ladder, it slipped and the employee fell approximately 10 to 15 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a concussion, blood clots in the head, and swelling of the brain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate