Incident date: 2024-10-16
NAICS industry code: 444190

An employee was placing a vent cap on the exterior vent pipe of a fireplace. The employee was adjusting the cap when they fell off an extension ladder and landed approximately 10-12 feet below on the ground. The employee sustained a ligament tear to their left knee and a right ankle fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and knee(s)
severity: moderate