Incident date: 2025-01-20
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee set up an extension ladder and climbed it to access a work area/platform. After reaching the top of the ladder, the feet of the ladder slipped and the employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a back injury, internal bleeding, and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate