Incident date: 2024-08-22
NAICS industry code: 517311

An employee climbed a ladder to drill holes in the side of a house for the installation of cables. The ladder slid from under the employee and they fell to the deck. The employee sustained fractures to their nose, left ankle, left shoulder, and a laceration on their right knee that required stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate