Incident date: 2024-01-29
NAICS industry code: 238160

At about 8:00 a.m., on January 29, 2024, an employee was climbing up an extension ladder to inspect a residential roof. The base of the ladder slipped out and he fell 7-10 feet, landing on the blacktop below. He suffered a dislocated left elbow and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Dislocations
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate