Incident date: 2025-06-04
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was removing bees while standing 6-7 feet up on a telescoping ladder when the ladder slipped and they fell to the concrete pavers below. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture to the left elbow that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Multipurpose ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate