Incident date: 2025-03-10
NAICS industry code: 423330

An employee was climbing a ladder from a driveway to a roof. The ladder kicked out from under him and he fell roughly 8 feet, landing on the ladder where it lay in the concrete driveway. He suffered fractures to the right forearm and wrist.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate