Incident date: 2024-12-03
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was approximately 4 feet up a 10-foot ladder when the ladder slipped out from under them. The employee fell to the snow-covered ground and was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder, bruised ribs, and a fractured cheek bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate