Incident date: 2023-01-10
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was coming down a 12-foot extension ladder carrying a cordless drill. The employee fell off the ladder to the floor about 6 feet below and suffered injuries to the head, neck, and back, possibly including a skull fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Skull
severity: moderate