Incident date: 2023-05-25
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was standing five feet up on a 12-14 foot extension ladder to complete restoration work on a multi-family home. The ladder shifted, causing the employee to fall to the dirt surface below and sustain a left forearm fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate