Incident date: 2018-01-07
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to inspect a roof when the bottom of the ladder slipped, causing him to fall 15 feet to ground. He broke his elbow and pelvis. The bottom of the ladder was placed on top of plastic sheeting at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate