Incident date: 2022-02-09
NAICS industry code: 541330

On February 9, 2022, an employee was 10 feet up an extension ladder while performing an inspection when the ladder slipped down and he fell to the ground, landing on the left side of his body. The employee suffered a bruised hip and an injury on his left elbow that required three stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate