Incident date: 2016-10-14
NAICS industry code: 541890

An employee was performing electrical work on a 15-20 foot fiberglass extension ladder. Upon completion of work, the employee was descending the ladder when the ladder's legs kicked out causing the employee to fall. The employee sustained a broken jaw and injured an arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate