Incident date: 2016-08-17
NAICS industry code: 332321

An employee was standing on a 16-foot A-frame ladder replacing an insulated glass unit (IGU) at a private home. He was standing about 10 feet up on the portable ladder when he was exposed to a gust of high wind. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking two bones in his left leg. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate