Incident date: 2017-08-14
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was climbing a ladder to assess a leaking roof when he missed a rung with his hand and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a gash to the left side of his head and a fracture to his left elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate