Incident date: 2019-10-02
NAICS industry code: 331521

An employee descending the top segment of an extension ladder fell approximately 8 feet to the lower level when the ladder slipped out from underneath him. He was hospitalized with contusions to the right and left sides of his body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Trunk, unspecified
severity: moderate