Incident date: 2017-06-08
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was touching up paint on a fireplace located inside a new home when his extension ladder slipped out from under him. He fell approximately 18 feet to the floor, possibly breaking his leg and hip. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate