Incident date: 2022-11-14
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was standing on a ladder, approximately 4 to 5 feet off the ground, pulling siding off a building. As the employee was pulling on the siding, he lost balance and fell onto the sidewalk, resulting in a broken wrist and dislocated elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
severity: moderate