Incident date: 2025-03-11
NAICS industry code: 423310

On March 11, 2025, two employees were pulling out a window pane using a suction cup device. Each employee was working from an extension ladder. The device lost suction and one of the employees fell to the floor about 10 feet below. The employee suffered broken ribs, a bruised lung, a shin scrape, and a broken wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate