Incident date: 2024-09-13
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was on a 24-foot extension ladder measuring metal paneling on a residential property with a measuring tape. The employee slipped and fell approximately 10-12 feet to the ground below. The employee landed on some vegetation and sustained C1-C3 fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate