Incident date: 2022-11-04
NAICS industry code: 221114

An employee was climbing a 32-foot fiberglass extension ladder to get onto a roof. When the employee was a little more than halfway up the ladder, the fiberglass cracked and the ladder failed. The employee fell onto the deck below, resulting in fractures to both heels.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Heel(s)
severity: moderate