Incident date: 2019-04-04
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was climbing a 16-20 foot extension ladder to secure it. While stepping onto the roof to tie off the ladder, the ladder slipped and the employee fell. The employee landed on paver stones on a walkway and was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate