Incident date: 2024-11-11
NAICS industry code: 238210

On November 11, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., an employee was exiting a residential roof onto a ladder when the ladder slid out from under him. He fell down the ladder for  approximately 10 feet, landing on the side of the ladder. The employee suffered approximately four broken ribs and bleeding to the spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate