Incident date: 2022-01-20
NAICS industry code: 113310

On January 20, 2022, an employee had completed cleaning debris off a one-story commercial building. As he was descending an 18-foot extension ladder, the ladder slipped, causing him to fall about 12 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized, and he suffered a laceration to his head, a broken collarbone, and a bruised shoulder. He may have also suffered a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate