Incident date: 2024-05-20
NAICS industry code: 238220

After completing an HVAC service, an employee was descending a roof access ladder when he slipped and his arm was caught between the rungs of the ladder. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left forearm and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level  caught self or curtailed
code_source: title: Fixed ladder or fire escape
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate