Incident date: 2024-12-20
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was trying to access the top of an awning that was approximately 10 feet high to install flashing. As he was descending an 8-foot A-frame ladder, the ladder fell and the employee fell approximately 7 feet to the ground. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and memory loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate