Incident date: 2023-12-15
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was pulling wire on the roof of a building. As they stepped down onto a ladder, the ladder became unstable, causing the employee to fall approximately 8 feet to the concrete below. The employee sustained fractures to the wrist and shoulder, as well as a forehead laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate