Incident date: 2022-10-18
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee was using an extension ladder to install pipe for a heating installation. The feet of the ladder slipped outward, causing the employee to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

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