Incident date: 2023-04-14
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was on the first floor cutting a 2x10 in the landing when the saw he was using got stuck. While pulling the saw out, the ladder slipped and the worker fell 5-6 feet to the floor, resulting in a leg fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate