Incident date: 2024-04-02
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was descending a 15-foot extension ladder from a roof after disconnecting an old unit. The ladder slipped on wet asphalt and the employee fell to the ground. They sustained fractures to both ankles and a lower back disc protrusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate