Incident date: 2021-05-15
NAICS industry code: 333999

An employee was on an extension ladder installing a panel and caulking units. The employee fell from the ladder onto the concrete pavement below. The ladder appeared to have struck the employee as it also fell. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for a head laceration requiring sutures, a concussion, and broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate