Incident date: 2021-11-22
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was descending a 32-foot extension ladder from a gas station roof to retrieve a part. The bottom of the ladder kicked backward and slid, striking a concrete curb. The employee fell from the ladder approximately 12 feet to the ground below, resulting in three fractured vertebrae and a concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate