Incident date: 2016-11-02
NAICS industry code: 532120

An employee was on a step ladder on an elevated deck. He was attempting to secure a piece of metal on a roof overhang when he fell 12-15 feet. The employee was hospitalized for three fractured ribs and three fractured vertebrae. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate