Incident date: 2023-09-21
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was building a post-frame garage and was ascending a ladder that was placed on gravel. The feet of the ladder kicked out and the employee fell 8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the wrist and femur on the left side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate