Incident date: 2025-08-11
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was working from an extension ladder, sheathing plywood on the side of a home that was being built. The ladder began to slide out and the employee jumped from it to the ground about 10 feet below, suffering a broken ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate