Incident date: 2018-02-21
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was climbing a 24-foot extension ladder to access a roof when he mis-stepped and fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, breaking his lower right leg.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate