Incident date: 2024-05-31
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee had finished for the day. They were using an extension ladder to egress a three-story residential building when they slipped and fell 25 feet to the ground (concrete pavers). The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and fractures to their left shoulder, sternum, ribs, and right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate