Incident date: 2017-05-09
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was servicing an air conditioning unit from an extension ladder that was leaned against a building while a coworker was holding the bottom of the ladder. The coworker released the ladder and walked away to retrieve a part. The ladder then slid out and the employee fell 13 feet, breaking his foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate