Incident date: 2022-12-30
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was climbing a ladder that was leaned against a wall to access a piece of HVAC equipment. The ladder slid out from under him, and he rode the ladder approximately 6-8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures of the humerus, radius, knee cap, thumb, and nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate