Incident date: 2016-04-20
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was installing coping while working from an extension ladder when the ladder kicked out at the bottom, causing him to fall approximately 10 feet. He hit the ground and broke his left arm and left leg.

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: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate