Incident date: 2022-01-14
NAICS industry code: 812332

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to adjust the increasing temperature of a new instant steam heater. The ladder slid out from under him as he was three-quarters of the way up. The employee landed on top of the  ladder on his right side, resulting in broken ribs and injuries to the heel and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate