Incident date: 2024-05-01
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was removing an old gutter from a home while standing on a multipurpose ladder in the A-frame position. He lost his balance and fell off the ladder approximately 6-10 feet to the ground or a wooden fence near the ladder. He sustained fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Multipurpose ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate