Incident date: 2017-09-19
NAICS industry code: 236220

On September 19, 2017, an employee fell about 10 feet from an extension ladder to the concrete floor while working on a beam pocket. The employee was hospitalized with paralysis of both legs and the right arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate