Incident date: 2017-03-31
NAICS industry code: 441110

An employee was working from an extension ladder to repair an overhead garage door when the bottom of the ladder, which was positioned on a dry floor area, slid outward. The employee fell approximately 9 to 10 feet with the ladder, suffering fractures to the right and left arms.

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: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate