Incident date: 2024-09-09
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee was repairing a gutter system on a residential construction. He slipped while descending the ladder from the roof and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a head contusion requiring stitches and broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate