Incident date: 2019-01-10
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was on an extension ladder installing a window reveal trim inside the second level of a house being constructed when the ladder slipped on the floor, causing the employee to fall approximately 12 feet. The employee suffered a broken wrist, concussion, and sprained ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate