Incident date: 2024-02-14
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was using a ladder to access a roof to install conduit pipes when the ladder slipped on patio tile and came out from under him, causing him to fall approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a spinal fracture and brain bruising.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  unspecified
severity: moderate