Incident date: 2019-07-02
NAICS industry code: 561730

After inspecting an HVAC unit on a roof, an employee was coming down from the roof on a ladder when the ladder kicked out, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee broke both wrists and both ankles.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate