Incident date: 2016-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was coming down a fixed ladder when the right and left grab rails broke. He lost his balance and fell 11 or 12 feet to the lower roof level, breaking his left arm above the elbow and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate