Incident date: 2025-06-18
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was descending an extension ladder after cleaning the gutters on a residential building. The rung locks on the ladder unlatched, caused the extension to slide down, and the employee fell approximately 4-5 feet off the ladder and onto the driveway below. His head and neck then struck garden pavers that were 4 inches high, resulting in a fractured C6 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate