Incident date: 2022-05-13
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder from a roof. The employee fell off the ladder and landed at ground level about 18-20 feet below, suffering a broken lower back vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate