Incident date: 2023-09-14
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee climbed up a ladder to install duct work in a rafter. He stepped off the ladder onto a 2x4 that gave way and he fell 12 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Other structural elements, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate