Incident date: 2017-08-10
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was on an extension ladder scraping loose paint on the side of a building when the ladder slid down. The employee fell about 6 feet to the asphalt pavement, and the ladder landed on top of his left leg, breaking his femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate