Incident date: 2024-04-17
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was standing approximately 7 feet up an 8-foot ladder while taping a covering on a window prior to painting. The employee fell off the ladder onto the pavement below, resulting in right arm and lumbar fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate