Incident date: 2022-09-06
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was on a fiberglass ladder, preparing a window area to be painted. A rung on the ladder broke and the employee fell to the ground about 15 feet below, suffering a broken wrist and a broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate