Incident date: 2024-05-21
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was checking for hail damage on a roof. He was ascending a ladder to the second-story roof when the ladder gave way and he fell, contacting the first-story roof and then falling to the ground. He sustained eight cracked ribs, a collapsed lung, a neck laceration, and a shoulder injury. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate